Re: Cyrix patch : Proposal?

Martin Mares (mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Wed, 5 Nov 1997 09:48:47 +0100


Hi,

> I just want to check if there's a problem with asking to have the 2.1.39
> (but fixed :) cyrix patch included in the kernel?
>
> Are there incompatibilities with non-cyrix systems?
> [I haven't encountered any with the two 486's it's also run on]
>
> With all options disabled does it have any impact on the kernel?
> (AFAIK : no)

Look at the latest VGER CVS snapshot -- all Cyrix enhancements have been
included (and much more patches dealing with x86 CPU identification along
with major cleanup of data structures describing CPU). If you have any
other ideas or any bug reports, talk to me...

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@gts.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
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