Messages in this thread |  | | From | "James A. Sutherland" <> | Subject | Re: Installing kernel 2.4 | Date | Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:24:36 +0000 |
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On Thu, 09 Nov 2000, David Woodhouse wrote: > jas88@cam.ac.uk said: > > I think a default whereby the kernel built will run on any > > Linux-capable machine of that architecture would be sensible - so if I > > grab the 2.4.0t10 tarball and build it now, with no changes, I'll be > > able to boot the kernel on any x86 machine. > > I have four machines on my desk at the moment. The workstation is a dual > P-III. I suppose I agree that it might be nice if the kernel for that also > worked on the embedded 386 board. But it'd also be nice if it worked on the > Alpha and the SH boards which are also on my desk. How about putting the > whole lot into a single kernel image? It's the logical extension of what's > being suggested.
No. In the x86 case, it is a question of "do we deliberately restrict this kernel to running only on a Pentium II in order to make it x% faster". My suggestion does not duplicate any code, or (with a few exceptions) include any redundant code for any platform (maths emulation, e.g., would be an exception). Yours duplicates code, rather than just not optimising it as aggressively.
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