Commit-ID: 11af32b69ef7ee64c7d8848cad71a6f3749d9e37 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/11af32b69ef7ee64c7d8848cad71a6f3749d9e37 Author: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:28:39 -0800 Committer: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CommitDate: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:28:39 -0800 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20121128205203.05868eab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu index 423db71..c026cca 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ config M486 Note that the 386 is no longer supported, this includes AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI 486DLC/DLC2, - and UMC 486SX-S. + UMC 486SX-S and the NexGen Nx586. The kernel will not necessarily run on earlier architectures than the one you have chosen, e.g. a Pentium optimized kernel will run on -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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