Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:55:52 -0600 (MDT) | From | Teunis Peters <> | Subject | Re: Kernel cpu selection + other platforms? |
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On Sun, 20 Jul 1997, Richard A. Soderberg wrote:
> Well, with this, we could make an entire Processor toplevel category, then > categorize it by something arbitrary (x86, DEC, whatever)... under x86, put: > > Intel, AMD, IBM, Cyrix. or 386, 486, Pentium, PPro, PII. > > Then list each processor for that company and it's associated optimizations > and/or bugfixes... I'm not dealing with non-intel processors just yet.. > Don't know enough about them.
That's EXACTLY what I had in mind! [I don't know much about non-intel processors either but browsing the kernel source hasn't helped me figure out how to compile or run one of them]
.. I also thought CPU-specific optimizations[/dangerous bugfixes] should be present too.... when needed. Obviously things like 'detect/correct Pentium [pick your CPU] math bug' could always be present for x86....
Have a good week! :) - Teunis
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