linux-kernel - Re: [RFC GIT PULL] "Nuke 386-DX/SX support" changes for v3.8

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Message-ID: <1355397344.5337.47.camel@thorin>
Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:15:39 +0100
From:	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [RFC GIT PULL] "Nuke 386-DX/SX support" changes for v3.8

On Mit, 2012-12-12 at 11:00 -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
[...]
> There were a *bunch* of embedded 486 clones made, some still in 
> production as far as I know, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of them 
> lacked FPU.  I guess we'll see.

And there is an x86 emulator written in Javascript at
http://www.bellard.org/jslinux/.

http://www.bellard.org/jslinux/tech.html says that it (also) lacks an
FPU.

	Bernd
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Bernd Petrovitsch                  Email : bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at
                     LUGA : http://www.luga.at

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