Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:19:29 +0100 | From | Martin Dalecki <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] IDE clean 12 3rd attempt |
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Pavel Machek wrote: > I sure hope they do. > > I run 2.4.x on 486sx, which is .... pretty close to 386. 386 support > is not going to get dropped anytime soon...
Well the 486sx is the same die as 486 with coproc disabled. And in contrast the the 386 the 486 is a scalar, tough not super-scalar CPU. (This is what this "pipline stuff" and multiple pipeline stuff is about ;-).
Please trust me they are *not* very similar from CPU design point of view. They are only similar on the command set level. Anyway just to put it straight: Your system certainly won't be affected by the removal.
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