Re: [X86] x86 SIG / Dropping PAE support

Jeff Backus <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:38:44 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.anaconda.devel
Message-ID <CAF5ev_g1nNF4WiH4qJw6T35aH7dTvdvMTmKv4P2oCtFoieNcHg@mail.gmail.com>
On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Justin Forbes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Jeff Backus <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I wanted to reach out to you to let you know that we have established an
>> x86 SIG in an effort to help address x86-related issues in Fedora. To help
>> keep track of such issues, we have two x86-related tracker bugs:
>> * One for General x86-related issues:
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489998
>> * One for x86 ExcludeArch-related issues:
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179258
>>
>> Please feel free to also reach out to us via the x86 mailing
>> list([email protected]) or via the #fedora-x86 IRC channel.
>>
>> Also, I wanted to let you know that we have decided to drop PAE support. I
>> believe the kernel team has already disabled it for F27. They pointed out
>> that this may affect Anaconda as well. And that the Lorax templates may need
>> to be updated?
>>
>
> We are not dropping PAE for F27, it is a bit late for that. We have disabled
> for rawhide/F28

Doh! Right, sorry. F28. Makes more sense. Sorry! :)

jeff


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