Re: [GIT PULL] x86 setup: correct booting on 486DX4

[H. Peter Anvin]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> And Linux always did it correctly. I don't understand why you disagree, 
> and why Jeremy says
>
> 	"Having successfully broken the rules for a long time so far, 
> 	 maybe we can get away with still cutting corners..."
>
> when the fact is, we used to *not* cut corners, we used to *not* break the 
> rules, and what we used to do (a short jump immediately after setting PE) 
> was exactly what Intel always said you should do, and there is no question 
> what-so-ever about it.

Apparently because the Intel documentation disagrees with itself. 
That's all.

	-hpa
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