linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete 386 paths

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Date:	Fri, 5 Aug 2016 11:22:43 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:	Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@...base.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Diego Viola <diego.viola@...il.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.com>,
	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete
 386 paths

On Tue 2016-07-26 06:12:29, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:45:43 +0200
> Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@...base.org> wrote:
> 
> >      - Compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386
> >        will result in a kernel that does NOT work on a 386.  The
> > -      kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up.
> > +      kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up. The last kernel
> > +      with support for 386 was version 3.7.
> 
> So we want the documentation to reflect current kernels, not those from
> years gone by.  I can't think of a reason why this paragraph should
> continue to exist at all.  Can you make a new version that removes it
> altogether?

You may want to generalize it to "will not boot if you se processor
type too high", but I'd keep v3.7 note -- it is going to be tricky to
find out in any other way.

Best regards,
									Pavel
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