Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat
On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 10:27:42AM +0000, Frank Copeland wrote:
> OK, now I've looked at the initrd docs I can see that. But what's the
> rationale now for having kernel flavours for all the possible
> variations on x86 processor type (except, it seems, for i486).
Hmm... I was under the impression that the 486 required the most unique
optimizations of all the x86 line. Why not get rid of the k6, p2, and p3
kernels and have a 486 one instead?
p2 and p3 are mostly ppros, so I don't know what real gains p2 and p3 kernels
would provide.
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