Re: Raising minimum CPU requirement for i386 kernel
On Monday 25 May 2009, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> "J.A. Bezemer" <costar@wormhole.robuust.nl> writes:
> > On Sun, 24 May 2009, Bastian Blank wrote:
> >> Hi folks
> >>
> >> I would like to raise the minimum CPU requirement for the shipped Linux
> >> kernels in the i386 port to i686 (with cmov).
> >
> > [..]
> >
> > Popcon gives us some rough numbers to think about:
> >
> > linux-image-2.6-686 49518
> > linux-image-2.6-486 6191
> >
> > Given that the installer's automatic kernel choice tends to be accurate,
> > we've got quite some non-cmov users. Actually, i386 has got many more
> > non-cmov users than any non-i386/amd64 architecture has _in total_:
> >
> > linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx 772 (=arm/armel)
> > linux-image-2.6-powerpc 551
> > linux-image-2.6-sparc64 192
> > linux-image-2.6-orion5x 106 (=arm/armel)
> > (rest <100)
> >
> > #include <popcon-accuracy-disclaimer.h>
> >
> > So, the good work you're doing to keep supporting arm/powerpc/sparc/etc.
> > will actually benefit much less users than the number you'll be annoying
> > when you drop i386 non-cmov ...
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Anne Bezemer
>
> And how many people with such low power systems do run popcon? How
> many use a custom kernel?
>
> MfG
> Goswin
Quite a lot (me included) build an image once, and install it on multiple
machines. I have about 60 machines built from three images for which
this would be a problem.
David
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