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Re: Raising minimum CPU requirement for i386 kernel



On 2009-05-24, Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> wrote:
> I would like to raise the minimum CPU requirement for the shipped Linux
> kernels in the i386 port to i686 (with cmov). For now I will not propose
> a change of the default machine type setting used by the compiler.

IMHO you got to explain why you want to make that chance.  Is it only
to reduce the number of flavours?  Why should we break the kernel on
hardware like Geodes?

Kind regards,
Philipp kern


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