Re: moving from 3.16-3-486 to 686

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> writes:

> Harry Putnam a écrit :
>> 
>> My question is whether continuing to use the 486 versions of kernels
>> has any down sides?
>
> The -486 kernel lacks support for multiprocessing/hyperthreading and PAE
> (which is required for NX/XD bit).

I see in my latest `full-upgrade' that I've now gone to a 586 kernel:

 uname -r 3.16.0-4-586 

I did nothing purposely to make that happen but there it is.

Does your comment about "multiprocessing/hyp ..." hold true for 586 as
well?

Oh, and what is `NX/XD'?