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Re: [PATCH-for-9.0 v2] hw/i386/pc: Deprecate 64-bit CPUs on ISA-only PC


From: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé
Subject: Re: [PATCH-for-9.0 v2] hw/i386/pc: Deprecate 64-bit CPUs on ISA-only PC machine
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:29:23 +0100
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On 27/3/24 18:29, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
W dniu 27.03.2024 o 17:54, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé pisze:
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 7b548519b5..345c35507f 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ is no longer packaged in any distro making it harder to run the
  ``check-tcg`` tests. Unless we can improve the testing situation there
  is a chance the code will bitrot without anyone noticing.
+64-bit (x86_64) CPUs on the ``isapc`` machine (since 9.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``isapc`` machine aims to emulate old PC machine without PCI was
+generalized, so hardware available around 1995, before 64-bit intel
+CPUs were produced.

Can you s/Intel/x86-64/ here? Intel was not first with x86-64 (AMD invented it). Also "64-bit Intel" smells of Itanium too much.

OK ;)



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