Re: i486 emu in mainline?

[Kronos]

Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> ha scritto:
> --- kernel-source-2.6.6/arch/i386/Kconfig     2004-05-10 19:47:45.000000000 +1000
> +++ kernel-source-2.6.6-1/arch/i386/Kconfig   2004-05-10 22:21:08.000000000 +1000
> @@ -330,6 +330,41 @@
>         This is really intended for distributors who need more
>         generic optimizations.
>
> +config X86_EMU486
> +       bool "486 emulation"
> +       help

Hi,
what about adding an explicit dependancy from M386/M486? A kernel
compiled for 486 or higher won't boot on 386 anyway so the emulation
code would be useless.

diff -Nru a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig	2004-05-25 19:07:16.000000000 +0200
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig	2004-05-25 19:10:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@
 
 config X86_EMU486
        bool "486 emulation"
+       depends on M386 || M486
        help
           When used on a 386, Linux can emulate 3 instructions from the 486
           set.  This allows user space programs compiled for 486 to run on a


Signed-off-by: Luca Tettamanti <kronos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
(just in case ;) )

Luca
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