Hi, Ben Hutchings wrote: > Last year it was decided to increase the minimum CPU features for the > i386 architecture to 686-class in the stretch release cycle. This > means dropping support for 586-class and hybrid 586/686 > processors[1].(Support for 486-class processors was dropped, somewhat > accidentally, in squeeze.)
Is it possible that some 586-class processors support all the necessary
instructions to still run this kernel and/or userland?
I seem to remember last time this was discussed, GNU `as' avoids using a
particular 686-class instruction
To give an example, this Geode MX is not quite 686-class but has CMOV:
| cpu0: Geode(TM) IntegraTed Processor by National Semi ("Geode by NSC"
586-class) 333 MHz
| cpu0: FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,PGE,CMOV,MMX,MMXX,3DNOW2,3DNOW
Regards,
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Steven Chamberlain
ste...@pyro.eu.org
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