Commit 35db7e94 authored by Øyvind A. Holm's avatar Øyvind A. Holm Committed by Jonathan Corbet
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README: Delete obsolete i386 info + update arch/i386/ paths 



Support for i386 was removed in v3.8, delete the paragraph that says
processor types above 386 won't work on that architecture. It's obsolete
information and potentially confusing. Also change a couple of
"arch/i386/" paths to one that exists now, using "arch/x86/" instead.

Signed-off-by: default avatarØyvind A. Holm <sunny@sunbase.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
parent 6203a642

README

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@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: 
      under some circumstances lead to problems: probing for a

      nonexistent controller card may confuse your other controllers



    - 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.



    - A kernel with math-emulation compiled in will still use the

      coprocessor if one is present: the math emulation will just

      never get used in that case.  The kernel will be slightly larger,
@@ -289,7 +285,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel: 
   LOCALVERSION can be set in the "General Setup" menu.



 - In order to boot your new kernel, you'll need to copy the kernel

   image (e.g. .../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage after compilation)

   image (e.g. .../linux/arch/x86/boot/bzImage after compilation)

   to the place where your regular bootable kernel is found.



 - Booting a kernel directly from a floppy without the assistance of a
@@ -391,7 +387,7 @@ IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG: 


 - Alternatively, you can use gdb on a running kernel. (read-only; i.e. you

   cannot change values or set break points.) To do this, first compile the

   kernel with -g; edit arch/i386/Makefile appropriately, then do a "make

   kernel with -g; edit arch/x86/Makefile appropriately, then do a "make

   clean". You'll also need to enable CONFIG_PROC_FS (via "make config").



   After you've rebooted with the new kernel, do "gdb vmlinux /proc/kcore".

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