Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030365AbWBAFVN (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:21:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030367AbWBAFVN (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:21:13 -0500 Received: from willy.net1.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:38159 "EHLO willy.net1.nerim.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030365AbWBAFVM (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:21:12 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 06:20:06 +0100 From: Willy Tarreau To: Jacek Lipkowski Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com Subject: Re: patch to make 2.4.32 work on i486 again Message-ID: <20060201052006.GB7142@w.ods.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1082 Lines: 32 Hi, On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:29:05PM +0100, Jacek Lipkowski wrote: > Booting the 2.4.32 kernel compiled for a i486 on an i486 box fails, > because "Kernel compiled for Pentium+, requires TSC feature!" (printed > from check_config() include/asm-i386/bugs.h). To reproduce, select 486 in > the kernel configuration and grep CONFIG_X86_TSC .config > > Seems strange that no one noticed this, am i the only one still using 486 > boxes? :) perhaps :-) It's been more than one year since I last booted mine. However, I believe I came through this bug by accident while compiling a kernel of a VIA Eden CPU, then I realized it should be compiled as i586 and forgot about the bug. > Jacek > > Simple patch against vanilla 2.4.32: Thanks. I've queued it for the next hotfix. Marcelo, I've put it in -upstream if you want. Regards, Willy - 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/