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Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete 386 paths

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:45:43 +0200
Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@sunbase.org> wrote:

>      - Compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386
>        will result in a kernel that does NOT work on a 386.  The
> -      kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up.
> +      kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up. The last kernel
> +      with support for 386 was version 3.7.

So we want the documentation to reflect current kernels, not those from
years gone by.  I can't think of a reason why this paragraph should
continue to exist at all.  Can you make a new version that removes it
altogether?

Thanks,

jon

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[PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete 386 paths Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@sunbase.org> - 2016-07-26 10:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update  obsolete 386 paths Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> - 2016-07-26 14:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete  386 paths Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@sunbase.org> - 2016-07-26 15:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete  386 paths Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> - 2016-08-05 11:30 +0200

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