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Linux Patches Updated For Dropping Support For Very Old x86 CPUs
Posted last month were Linux patches for removing support for very old i486 and early i586 CPUs
While not yet mainlined to the Linux kernel contrary to some of the reporting elsewhere, this work for removing TSC-less and CX8-less x86 CPUs remains ongoing and out today is the second iteration of the patches. The code aims to get rid of various "complicated" emulation facilities used for handling "ancient" 32-bit CPUs that is very seldom used by anyone on a modern Linux kernel. We'll see if this clean-up patch series is deemed ready in time for the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window or if it will be held off another cycle or longer before seeing the very old x86 CPU support gutted.
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