Re: [PATCH] 2/2 2.5.45 cleanup & add original copy_ro/from_user

[Andries Brouwer]

On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 09:24:21PM +0000, Dave Jones wrote:

> As a sidenote, string-486.h has been disabled for years
> (Right back to at least 2.0.39 which is the earliest tree I have
>  to hand right now).  It should either be fixed, or considered
> worth dropping imo.

--- v1.3.75/linux/include/asm-i386/string.h     Wed Feb 28 11:50:11 1996
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/string.h     Mon Mar 18 10:52:08 1996
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
  * byte string operations. But on a 386 or a PPro the
  * byte string ops are faster than doing it by hand
  * (MUCH faster on a Pentium).
+ *
+ * Also, the byte strings actually work correctly. Forget
+ * the i486 routines for now as they may be broken..
  */
-#if CPU == 486 || CPU == 586
+#if FIXED_486_STRING && (CPU == 486 || CPU == 586)
 #include <asm/string-486.h>
 #else