Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: cpuinfo & Cyrix 6x86 | Date | Wed, 27 Nov 1996 23:25:17 +0000 (GMT) |
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> > > Why is the Cyrix 6x86 seen as a 486 in /proc/cpuinfo? > > > Isn't it a Pentium-class cpu? > > It is only a fast 486. > This is an inaccurate statement. Please read the Cyrix 6x86 architecture > handbook, available from Cyrix's web site in PDF format. Or I can bounce > them to you, if you prefer.
Its all a matter of degrees of accuracy. As far as Linux is concerned its mostly about
Can it support 4Mb pages Does it have high resolution timers Should code be long word aligned Should code be 16 byte aligned Can it do WBINVLD invalidation
Ultimately the answers for the Cyrix dont fit either 386,486,pentium,ppro
Its a different chip, and eventually needs a different configure option and the specific cyrix support adding.
Alan
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