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Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. (Announce)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 18.05.2025, 03:29

> > I wonder how affected the early Vortex CPUs are. Mind you, they’re
> > usually targeted at DOS and Windows 9x & XP.
>
> Wikipedia says that Vortex86 (even the first one) implements both CX8 and
> TSC, so it should be fine.

Does it have an x87 included? I think I read somewhere else that Linux dropping 486 support will remove the x87 emulation as well because Intel 586s all had an integrated x87.

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Complete thread:

• Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - bocke, 17.05.2025, 22:12 (Announce)
  • Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - Oso2k, 17.05.2025, 22:25
    • Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - bocke, 18.05.2025, 02:56
      • Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - ecm, 18.05.2025, 03:29
        • Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - bocke, 18.05.2025, 21:19
  • Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - RayeR, 19.05.2025, 20:30
    • Linux 6.15 drops 80486 support. - bocke, 20.05.2025, 18:14