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SubjectRe: Problem with k7 optimizations in 2.4.x?
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> settings or what, but whenever I try to run a 2.4.x kernel on my machine 
> with k7 optimizations the computer will never fully boot and seems to
> give random errors about being "unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
> dereference at virtual address xxxxxxxx" and other errors.

I run the K7 optimisations in 2.4.x-ac built with gcc 2.96-69 or later with no
problems. I've not tested them with egcs-1.1.2. The earlier 2.4.* had problems
on later Athlons which have both fxsave and movntq/sfence. That was fixed a
while back tho

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