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authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>2012-11-29 16:28:39 -0500
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>2012-11-29 16:28:39 -0500
commit11af32b69ef7ee64c7d8848cad71a6f3749d9e37 (patch)
treeb56ff1734f9e3dd27623e408c735144d48c4cd58 /arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
parent45c39fb0cc20d24da08d5bb159f57d191098104d (diff)
x86, 386 removal: Document Nx586 as a 386 and thus unsupported
Per Alan Cox, Nx586 did not support WP in supervisor mode, making it a 386 by Linux kernel standards. As such, it is too unsupported now. Reported-by: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20121128205203.05868eab@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ config M486
15 15
16 Note that the 386 is no longer supported, this includes 16 Note that the 386 is no longer supported, this includes
17 AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI 486DLC/DLC2, 17 AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI 486DLC/DLC2,
18 and UMC 486SX-S. 18 UMC 486SX-S and the NexGen Nx586.
19 19
20 The kernel will not necessarily run on earlier architectures than 20 The kernel will not necessarily run on earlier architectures than
21 the one you have chosen, e.g. a Pentium optimized kernel will run on 21 the one you have chosen, e.g. a Pentium optimized kernel will run on