On 06/04/2018 02:39 PM, Alexander Ploumistos wrote:
> == Detailed description ==
> Currently, the i686 RPM packages are built in such a way that they are
> compatible with very old i686 systems, such as the Pentium III. The
> only addition over the i686/Pentium Pro baseline is a requirement to
> support long NOPs, for Intel CET. However, the majority of
> installations of i686 packages is for use on x86_64 systems, as
> multi-lib RPMs.
Based on what data?
The mirror data I've seen, but it's really outdated at this point.
> This proposal suggests to accept this reality and build the i686
> packages in such a way that they require the ISA level of (early)
> x86-64 CPUs.
On which x86 CPU families will Fedora continue to work?
Based on this proposed change, you will need an x86-64-capable CPU.
Thanks,
Florian