CONFIG_M486=y in linux-image-2.6.15-23-386_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb ?

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 10:28:30AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 10:12:07AM +0800, Steven Shiau wrote:
> > The kernel in Dapper now is named as:
> > linux-image-2.6.15-23-386_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb
> > >From the name, it's for i386 arch.
> > However, when cheking its config file /boot/config-2.6.15-23-386,
> > actually it's
> > ----------------
> > # CONFIG_M386 is not set
> > CONFIG_M486=y
> > ----------------
> > 
> > I noticed that in Debian Etch, the kernel is named as
> > linux-image-2.6.16-1-486_2.6.16-12_i386.deb
> > There is a "486", not "386", to show this is for i486 arch.
> > 
> > Is that possible we can see the similar naming, i.e.
> > linux-image-2.6.15-23-486_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb, instead of
> > "linux-image-2.6.15-23-386_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb" in Dapper ?
> 
> Absolutely not in Dapper; this change would have knock-on effects in the
> installer that are an unacceptable risk at this point (we are releasing
> the release candidate *tomorrow*). It's not impossible to rename it in
> Edgy, although it's a somewhat delicate change that would need to be
> handled carefully in order to ensure smooth upgrades.

This kernel did still work on i386 for a time thanks to a patch which
emulated the additional instructions, but it was reverted due to security
issues.  I'm not sure if it ever came back.

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 - mdz