Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete 386 paths

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Tue Jul 26 2016 - 08:12:36 EST


On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:45:43 +0200
Ãyvind A. Holm <sunny@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> - Compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386
> will result in a kernel that does NOT work on a 386. The
> - kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up.
> + kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up. The last kernel
> + with support for 386 was version 3.7.

So we want the documentation to reflect current kernels, not those from
years gone by. I can't think of a reason why this paragraph should
continue to exist at all. Can you make a new version that removes it
altogether?

Thanks,

jon