I486_CPU or I586_CPU in kernel config

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Mon May 30 23:53:34 UTC 2011


On Mon, 30 May 2011, Adam Vande More wrote:

> Perhaps this is the one you meant?
> 
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2009-January/190568.html

That's the one!  Thanks!

> Actually the two threads touch on the same subject, and it seems 
> removal of those options is still desirable on newer CPU's.

sys/i386/i386/support.s is mentioned, but doesn't seem to have anything 
explicitly specific for 586.  There are some i686 entries.

A test for cpu_class==CPUCLASS_586 in /sys/i386/isa/npx.c is mentioned 
in the thread, but that check isn't in the current code.


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