From: Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.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 19:13:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C7E732E.1030602@evision-ventures.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> <3C7E7083.169836E1@mandrakesoft.com>
Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 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...
It won't! The issue does have nothing to do with the CPU in
the system. What goes away is a misguided attempt to treat an
AT computer like a 8088 class early PC. OK?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-02-28 18:21 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
2002-02-28 18:13 ` Martin Dalecki [this message]
2002-02-25 11:45 ` Paul Gortmaker
2002-02-25 12:03 ` Martin Dalecki
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2002-02-25 1:29 Andries.Brouwer
2002-02-25 1:33 Andries.Brouwer
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