Yes, the idea was to prepare/update setup for slower i386 machines on more powerful (amd64 capable) PC with aq(4) interface. How long those i386 PCs can be useful is more of philosophical question I guess...
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 6:40 PM Stuart Henderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2022/06/26 05:36, Mike Larkin wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 01:26:28PM +0300, Andrius V wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is it possible to add aq* to i386 kernel configuration by default? The > > > driver seems to work out of the box, at least on my AQC100 SFP+ based > > > card. The need comes from the fact, that some of my systems are i386 > > > only, however I perform updates from main machine (mainly due to > > > performance reasons, since the difference is tangible). In these > > > cases, I can't use Aquantia card and need either to attach supported > > > card or compile a new kernel. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Andrius V > > > > > > > What machine is capable of housing an aq(4) that is i386 only? > > > > I would be surprised if such a machine exists. > > > > I read the original message as "I have some slow i386 machines and also this > faster one which I use as a build machine for the slower ones" so it does make > sense here > > Though there is another question "for how long will machines which can only > run i386 be useful" ;) >
