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linux/arch/x86/Makefile_32.cpu
Ingo Molnar 8b793a92d8 x86/cpu: Remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support
In the x86 architecture we have various complicated hardware emulation
facilities on x86-32 to support ancient 32-bit CPUs that very very few
people are using with modern kernels. This compatibility glue is sometimes
even causing problems that people spend time to resolve, which time could
be spent on other things.

As Linus recently remarked:

 > I really get the feeling that it's time to leave i486 support behind.
 > There's zero real reason for anybody to waste one second of
 > development effort on this kind of issue.

Implement the first step and remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support:

  CONFIG_M486SX
  CONFIG_M486
  CONFIG_MELAN

[ There's no recent M486=y kernel package for any mainstream x86
  32-bit distribution available that I've been able to find, so
  actual users should not be impacted, and any legacy users can
  keep using older kernels. ]

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwi@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251214084710.3606385-2-mingo@kernel.org
2026-03-30 11:39:42 +02:00

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
# CPU tuning section - shared with UML.
# Must change only cflags-y (or [yn]), not CFLAGS! That makes a difference for UML.
tune = $(call cc-option,-mtune=$(1),$(2))
ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
align := -falign-functions=0 $(call cc-option,-falign-jumps=0) $(call cc-option,-falign-loops=0)
else
align := -falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-loops=0
endif
cflags-$(CONFIG_M586) += -march=i586
cflags-$(CONFIG_M586TSC) += -march=i586
cflags-$(CONFIG_M586MMX) += -march=pentium-mmx
cflags-$(CONFIG_M686) += -march=i686
cflags-$(CONFIG_MPENTIUMII) += -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium2)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII) += -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium3)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MPENTIUMM) += -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium3)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MPENTIUM4) += -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium4)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MK6) += -march=k6
# Please note, that patches that add -march=athlon-xp and friends are pointless.
# They make zero difference whatsosever to performance at this time.
cflags-$(CONFIG_MK7) += -march=athlon
cflags-$(CONFIG_MCRUSOE) += -march=i686 $(align)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MEFFICEON) += -march=i686 $(call tune,pentium3) $(align)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6) += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D) += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip2,-march=i586)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MCYRIXIII) += $(call cc-option,-march=c3,-march=i486) $(align)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MVIAC3_2) += $(call cc-option,-march=c3-2,-march=i686)
cflags-$(CONFIG_MVIAC7) += -march=i686
cflags-$(CONFIG_MATOM) += -march=atom
# AMD Elan support
cflags-$(CONFIG_MELAN) += -march=i486
# Geode GX1 support
cflags-$(CONFIG_MGEODEGX1) += -march=pentium-mmx
cflags-$(CONFIG_MGEODE_LX) += $(call cc-option,-march=geode,-march=pentium-mmx)
# add at the end to overwrite eventual tuning options from earlier
# cpu entries
cflags-$(CONFIG_X86_GENERIC) += $(call tune,generic,$(call tune,i686))