> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 20:54:44 -0400
> From: David Forrai <d.forrai@ieee.org>
> To: NetBSD i386 Port <port-i386@netbsd.org>
> Subject: DUMMY_NOPS
>
> The following option is available in the kernel config file:
>
> # eliminate delay no-ops in I/O; recommended on all but very old
> machines
> options         DUMMY_NOPS
>
> I interpret the comment as telling me I should enable (uncomment as
> shown) this option in all but very old machines.  Am I correct about
> this?
yes.
anyway i've never seen machines which don't work with this option.
including 386sx.

shouldn't DUMMY_NOPS be default?