On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 6:43 PM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Justin Forbes <jforbes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Jeff Backus <jeff.backus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> (Apologies - resending because I wasn't subscribed earlier) >>> >>> Hi list, >>> >>> I'm contacting you on behalf of the x86 SIG. Today FESCo approved our >>> request to continue to support Fedora on x86 hardware, provided that we do >>> our part to keep things running. >>> >>> I encourage you to reach out to us when things do come up. You can find us >>> at x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or on #fedora-x86. We will likewise try to >>> be proactive in tracking down and triaging x86-related issues as well as >>> helping test and debug things. >>> >>> One caveat that FESCo attached to our request is that if you, the kernel >>> team are cleared to treat i686 as any other secondary arch when you run >>> into build issues. That is, you are allowed to ExcludeArch i686 until these >>> issues are resolved. We ask that you block FE-ExcludeArch-x86 so that we >>> can track these issues. >>> >>> Happy to do so. There wasn't much need on the current issue because there >> are other problems keeping us from getting a successful build just yet. >> Yay, merge window. I really appreciate the SIG stepping forward and finding >> the solution for i686 though in a timely manner. >> >> Additionally, FESCo would like us to establish a minimum level of hardware >>> supported. We are working on this list and will follow up with you once we >>> have it completed. In the interim, we did want to address a couple of >>> concerns that were passed along by Stephen Smoogen: >>> >>> * We have decided to drop support for PAE, so please feel free to disable >>> it on the next build >>> * We have decided to continue to support pre-SSE2 hardware for the time >>> being >> >> >> Done, rawhide going forward will drop PAE. Current stable Fedora releases >> will continue to build PAE as it wouldn't be wise to drop support on an >> existing release. > > This might require changes in Anaconda. IIRC, it will look at the > cpuflags during install and look to install the PAE kernel if that > flag is present. Unless the standard i686 kernel does a fake > Provides, it might cause install issues if it's missing. At least > worth verifying. I'm pretty sure it will, it'll also need changes in the lorax templates. Peter _______________________________________________ kernel mailing list -- kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to kernel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
