Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:15:35 +0100
From: Chris Sykes <chris@spackhandychoptubes.co.uk>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel panic on 2.4.22 (no TSC) when compiled for i486
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On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 01:40:28PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> system which triggers when you change an option which has
> derived options.
> 
> In this case, when first configuring for a CPU with TSC the
> derived CONFIG_X86_TSC option is added. Then when reconfiguring
> for a TSC-less CPU (e.g., 486) the derived option stays because
> it derived from something that _was_ defined at the start of the
> config run.
> 
> The workaround is to do an additional 'make oldconfig', after
> which the derived option will be gone.

OK.  Thanks for the info.

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