14 pointsby rbanffy5 hours ago2 comments

MarsIronPI3 hours ago
I'm sad because I have an OLPC XO-1, which is i586 and I suspect that it's next on the chopping block.
msla4 hours ago
Well, that leaves the Pentium family, doesn't it?
I wonder how far we are from the removal of all 32-bit x86 support from the mainline Linux kernel.
- sixthDot4 hours ago
  I think Pentium will still be supported. i486 refers to very old 32 bits CPU (80486). The article is not clear but by default I tend to think that i586 and i686 will still be supported.
  - msla2 hours ago
    Support for the Pentium isn't going away now, certainly, and nobody's announced plans to drop it from the Linux kernel, but every architecture has a time horizon.
- cozzyd3 hours ago
  There are still 32 bit x86 PCs sold today for embedded applications, I'm pretty sure.
  - john_alanan hour ago
    yep aren't most fridges and ovens etc using 386DXs?
    Maybe it's all ARM Cortex now? I thought the 386 was still in production.