On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, H. Peter Anvin <h...@zytor.com> wrote:
> Run a 32-bit VM.  The 32-bit kernel does this right.

I really don't think that's the answer.

If people really run these 16-bit programs, we need to allow it.
Clearly it used to work.

Just make the unconditional "don't allow 16-bit segments" be a sysconf entry.

          Linus
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