Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 hours agoNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 hours agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 hours agoAh I see. So all 486 CPUs and early 586 clones with original Pentiums still being supported.
minus-squareLembot_0002@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 hours agoWell, it doesn’t mean anything. They want to drop support for CPUs that lack some capabilities. So which CPUs will stay supported and which not depends on the presence of the needed command set in the CPU.
Ah I see. So all 486 CPUs and early 586 clones with original Pentiums still being supported.
Well, it doesn’t mean anything. They want to drop support for CPUs that lack some capabilities. So which CPUs will stay supported and which not depends on the presence of the needed command set in the CPU.