Re: [PATCH v2] x86/vm86: Remove deprecated VM86 support

[Dave Hansen]

On 5/28/26 00:49, Jari Ruusu wrote:
> There are still people using this who need that performance boost.
> I am one of those weird ones who still occasionally run real mode
> DOS programs under 32-bit x86 Linux + dosemu + FreeDOS.

I'm really curious what software this is and what kind of performance
boost you see. I'm also curious why modern virtualization hardware
doesn't help either.