Re: [PATCH] x86/kconfig/32: Mark CONFIG_VM86 as BROKEN

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Wed Jul 08 2015 - 13:49:46 EST


On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'll try to confirm later this week that dosemu can really handle real
> mode without sys_vm86.

I don't know how to tell whether something is trying to use real mode,
but I can play this just fine in DOSEMU on my 64-bit laptop:

http://dosgames.com/dl.php?filename=http://www.dosgames.com/files/alleycat.zip

which suggests that it works just fine. There is most certainly no
working sys_vm86 on my laptop.

--Andy
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