New Linux Patches Cleanup Code For Running x86 32-bit Kernels On x86_64 CPUs

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  • billyswong
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2020
    • 708

    #21
    Originally posted by Quackdoc View Post

    sadly, no go.
    Why no? Are there really any x86 systems with 32-bit efi but no bios csm in the wild?

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    • gotar
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2021
      • 249

      #22
      Originally posted by StarterX4 View Post
      He is such a cringe. Linux kernel should be forked, governed by a democratically elected group of people under an organisation, and developed independently of HIS project.
      You bureaucrat​s always think that bureaucracy solves problems. Go ahead, start such organization right away! You could be CEO, that means something.

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      • Quackdoc
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2020
        • 5054

        #23
        Originally posted by billyswong View Post

        Why no? Are there really any x86 systems with 32-bit efi but no bios csm in the wild?
        I have an old asus t100ta, has to be an 32bit efi

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        • billyswong
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2020
          • 708

          #24
          Originally posted by Quackdoc View Post

          I have an old asus t100ta, has to be an 32bit efi
          I look up ASUS T100TA. Some of their user manuals in https://www.asus.com/supportonly/t10...lpdesk_manual/ mention how to enable CSM mode for DOS boot. But some of them don't. I don't know if they released 2 different models for different regions or they just thought some people aren't interested in this function.
          Last edited by billyswong; 06 December 2024, 03:26 AM.

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          • schmidtbag
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 6614

            #25
            Originally posted by Weasel View Post
            Only 1k lines of code cleaned up? What a waste of time.

            Obviously not worth breaking even 2 users. Like legit just leave the fucking code alone.
            1K lines isn't an insignificant amount for features that are insignificant today. It's really no different than telling someone to stop eating out every night or to quit smoking cigarettes - sure, the money you save isn't going to buy that hypothetical Ferrari in a few years, and for some the money saved might be a drop in the bucket compared to all other expenses, but for each one of these things you dismiss, they pile up into something noteworthy.

            The kernel is full of useless crumbs, that collectively could add up to make a substantial difference. It may not be a good idea for devs to spend time looking for unused cruft but in the even they stumble upon something that isn't used, it should be removed. We can't just let the kernel get infinitely big.
            Last edited by schmidtbag; 06 December 2024, 08:12 PM.

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            • Weasel
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2017
              • 4498

              #26
              Originally posted by schmidtbag View Post
              1K lines isn't an insignificant amount for features that are insignificant today. It's really no different than telling someone to stop eating out every night or to quit smoking cigarettes - sure, the money you save isn't going to buy that hypothetical Ferrari in a few years, and for some the money saved might be a drop in the bucket compared to all other expenses, but for each one of these things you dismiss, they pile up into something noteworthy.

              The kernel is full of useless crumbs, that collectively could add up to make a substantial difference. It may not be a good idea for devs to spend time looking for unused cruft but in the even they stumble upon something that isn't used, it should be removed. We can't just let the kernel get infinitely big.
              Caring about 1k lines is like caring about 2000 bytes on your 1 TB drive.

              But hey you removed that 2000 byte file and broke the 2 users in the world who still relied on it. Congratulations, time well spent.

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              • schmidtbag
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 6614

                #27
                Originally posted by Weasel View Post
                Caring about 1k lines is like caring about 2000 bytes on your 1 TB drive.

                But hey you removed that 2000 byte file and broke the 2 users in the world who still relied on it. Congratulations, time well spent.
                If your goal is to save space then yeah, it's stupid. You should be smart enough to know that if you encounter a 2000B file that you have an incentive to delete, saving space isn't the primary objective.

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