On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 12:51:25AM +0200, Bernd Walter wrote: ... > 486 support is definitively needed, but it is very unlikely that many > real existing 486 system has enough RAM for ZFS. > AFAIK a ELAN520 can have up to 256MB, but I doubt that one would > spend so much RAM for such a system without better use for it. > Not shure about 586, this is more likely. > But I'm not very familar with x86 assembly, so I don't even know which > CPUs have cmpxchg8b. > If ZFS wouldn't be so greedy I might have used it on flash media for > x86 and ARM systems, but those boards usually don't have enough RAM. > I'm some people would be interested in being able to use ZFS with boxes like Soekris for NAS (FreeNAS comes to mind) type stuff... -- Louis Kowolowski KE7BAX louisk_at_cryptomonkeys.com Cryptomonkeys: http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/~louisk Warning: Do not point laser at remaining eye!
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