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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

20 pointsby jnord5 days ago

3 comments

accrual4 days ago
Impressively long support. OpenBSD dropped support for i486 in 6.8, a bit under 5 years before Linux did (Oct 18, 2020). This happened when it was decided to ensure 64-bit atomics were always available.
WalterGR4 days ago
21 comments a couple days ago: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=43928570">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=43928570</a>
worthless-trash5 days ago
Is it common for os vendors to support 18 year old dead hardware when it has no financial incentive to do so?