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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>,
	Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, torvalds@transmeta.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] IDE clean 12 3rd attempt
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:01:39 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C7E7083.169836E1@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <UTC200202241352.g1ODqeb08003.aeb@apps.cwi.nl> <3C79435E.8030208@evision-ventures.com> <20020228094444.GB750@elf.ucw.cz> <3C7E3C71.6050604@evision-ventures.com>

Martin Dalecki wrote:
> Pavel Machek wrote:
> > 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.

Regardless, 386 support should not go away...

-- 
Jeff Garzik      | "UNIX enhancements aren't."
Building 1024    |           -- says /usr/games/fortune
MandrakeSoft     |

  reply	other threads:[~2002-02-28 18:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-02-24 13:52 [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] IDE clean 12 3rd attempt Andries.Brouwer
2002-02-24 19:47 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-02-24 19:54   ` arjan
2002-02-24 20:02     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-02-24 20:45       ` Arjan van de Ven
2002-02-24 21:05         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-02-24 21:03       ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-02-24 19:58   ` [PATCH] IDE clean 13 Martin Dalecki
2002-02-24 21:17     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-02-24 20:02   ` [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] IDE clean 12 3rd attempt Eric Krout
2002-02-24 20:41     ` Alan Cox
2002-02-28  9:44   ` Pavel Machek
2002-02-28 14:19     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-02-28 18:01       ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2002-02-28 18:13         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-02-25 11:45 ` Paul Gortmaker
2002-02-25 12:03   ` Martin Dalecki
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-02-25  1:29 Andries.Brouwer
2002-02-25  1:33 Andries.Brouwer

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