Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751101Ab2LAAnX (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:43:23 -0500 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([198.137.202.10]:39354 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750709Ab2LAAnV (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:43:21 -0500 Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:42:58 -0800 From: "tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin" Message-ID: Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, mingo@kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, hpa@linux.intel.com Reply-To: mingo@kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, hpa@linux.intel.com, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk In-Reply-To: <20121128205203.05868eab@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> References: <20121128205203.05868eab@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> To: linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org Subject: [tip:x86/nuke386] x86, 386 removal: Document Nx586 as a 386 and thus unsupported Git-Commit-ID: 11af32b69ef7ee64c7d8848cad71a6f3749d9e37 X-Mailer: tip-git-log-daemon Robot-ID: Robot-Unsubscribe: Contact to get blacklisted from these emails MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Disposition: inline X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (terminus.zytor.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:43:05 -0800 (PST) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1526 Lines: 37 Commit-ID: 11af32b69ef7ee64c7d8848cad71a6f3749d9e37 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/11af32b69ef7ee64c7d8848cad71a6f3749d9e37 Author: H. Peter Anvin AuthorDate: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:28:39 -0800 Committer: H. Peter Anvin 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 Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20121128205203.05868eab@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin --- 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-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/