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Re: CVS commit: src



On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 07:33:41PM +0000, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> 
> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: tls
> Date:         Wed Nov  1 19:33:41 UTC 2006
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/doc: CHANGES
>       src/sys/arch/i386/conf: DISKLESS GENERIC GENERIC.MPACPI GENERIC_LAPTOP
>           INSTALL INSTALL.MP INSTALL_LAPTOP INSTALL_XEN2_DOMU
>           INSTALL_XEN3_DOMU NET4501 PARALLELS QEMU SWINGER VIRTUALPC
> 
> Log Message:
> Change GENERIC, GENERIC.MP, GENERIC.MPACPI, GENERIC_LAPTOP, INSTALL,
> INSTALL.MP, INSTALL_LAPTOP, and DISKLESS kernels so that they are
> smaller and faster by removing support for actual i386 CPUs (which
> lack write protection in supervisor mode, which requires a costly
> workaround) and math coprocessor emulation.  Coprocessor emulation
> is retained in the LAPTOP kernels, but not in the others.  Where
> it is known that a configuration cannot be run with particular CPUs
> (i486 in *MP kernels) remove that support as well.  Compile all
> kernels with appropriate architecture and tuning flags (reduces
> size, makes things faster).  Those requiring support for machines
> with i386 CPU or lacking coprocessor can use the *SMALL or *TINY
> kernels.

but shouldn't that be CPUFLAGS instead of COPTS?

regards,

-- 
-- Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@{NetBSD,Xtrmntr,silcnet}.org>   --

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