Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: Xeon 5500 series support in kernel | | From | Andi Kleen <> | | Date | Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:16 +0200 |
xb <xavier.bru@bull.net> writes:
> I wonder if there are specific kernel configuration parameters that > allow to optimize performances on the recent Xeon 5500 processors (aka > Nehalem).
The most important optimization is to use a 64bit kernel with NUMA support enabled (even if you use 32bit userland)
> In particular, should we set CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU or CONFIG_MCORE2 on > such processors ?
The kernel doesn't really care about compiler optimizations, so it shouldn't make any difference. CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU is fine.
-Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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