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Date:      Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:36:46 +0100
From:      phk@phk.freebsd.dk
To:        David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Any ideas why we can't even boot a i386 ? 
Message-ID:  <6001.1046349406@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 27 Feb 2003 04:24:05 PST." <20030227122405.GA61097@HAL9000.homeunix.com> 

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In message <20030227122405.GA61097@HAL9000.homeunix.com>, David Schultz writes:

>Just out of curiosity, is your agenda to convince everyone to nix
>386 support altogether or to fix 386 support?  I'm not against
>either, although I consider the latter goal to be a bit silly.

My agenda is to find some data either in support of or disproving
a theory I have about a timing related issue.

I realize that we may instead end up with some entirely different
data which proves that we should not carry 386[sd]x support forward
in RELENG_5.  If so I can live with that, I'll have to find another
way to find "my" datapoints then.

I also don't think we should even think about redecorating this
particular bikeshed at this time.  If two weeks from now nobody has
managed to get -current on a genuine 386[sd]x CPU, then we have a
new data point which might merit discussion.  Right we would just
have the usual arm-chair generals and pundits pounding their pulpits.

Poul-Henning

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