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Date:      Sat, 14 Jun 2003 09:31:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: build flags for a 386DX (5.1)
Message-ID:  <20030614093043.I79103@carver.gumbysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030613210235.GA78774@rot13.obsecurity.org>
References:  <200306121446.42456.john@jnielsen.net> <20030613124218.P69249@carver.gumbysoft.com> <20030613210235.GA78774@rot13.obsecurity.org>

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On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 12:44:06PM -0700, Doug White wrote:
> > On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, John Nielsen wrote:
> >
> > > [escalated from -questions]
> > >
> > > Hi folks-
> > >
> > > I am setting up FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE on a 386DX.
> >
> > That works? 386 is not a supported CPU on 5.X.  It is missing atomic
> > operations that is necesary for proper operation of threading.
>
> It is if you compile your own kernel, it's just not supported by
> default.

Ah, ok.  I stand corrected.

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