Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down11
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareLembot_0002@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day ago There were 586 CPU that were not Pentiums? There were a lot of Socket 7 CPUs. From VIA/AMD/IBM to a dozen of smaller alternatives I wouldn’t be able to recall already.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThat’s a name I haven’t heard in forever
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAh I see. So all 486 CPUs and early 586 clones with original Pentiums still being supported.
minus-squareLembot_0002@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day 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.
There were a lot of Socket 7 CPUs. From VIA/AMD/IBM to a dozen of smaller alternatives I wouldn’t be able to recall already.
Cyrix
That’s a name I haven’t heard in forever
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.