Re: x86 cpu configuration (was: Re: [PATCH] i386 rw_semaphores fix)

2001-04-10 Thread Alan Cox
> The current way of doing things on x86 -- essentially selecting a > minimal level of CPU support -- is nice for vendors like Mandrake who That isnt how the current x86 one works. It just sort of looks like that for a common subset. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe

x86 cpu configuration (was: Re: [PATCH] i386 rw_semaphores fix)

2001-04-10 Thread Jeff Garzik
Linus Torvalds wrote: > That's no problem if we make this SMP-specific - I doubt anybody actually > uses SMP on i486's even if the machines exist, as I think they all had > special glue logic that Linux would have trouble with anyway. But the > advantages of being able to use one generic kernel

x86 cpu configuration (was: Re: [PATCH] i386 rw_semaphores fix)

2001-04-10 Thread Jeff Garzik
Linus Torvalds wrote: That's no problem if we make this SMP-specific - I doubt anybody actually uses SMP on i486's even if the machines exist, as I think they all had special glue logic that Linux would have trouble with anyway. But the advantages of being able to use one generic kernel that

Re: x86 cpu configuration (was: Re: [PATCH] i386 rw_semaphores fix)

2001-04-10 Thread Alan Cox
The current way of doing things on x86 -- essentially selecting a minimal level of CPU support -- is nice for vendors like Mandrake who That isnt how the current x86 one works. It just sort of looks like that for a common subset. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe