Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:23:25 -0400 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] [4/50] x86: add cpu codenames for Kconfig.cpu |
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On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 08:57:24AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > This seems like yet another list that will need to be perpetually > > kept up to date, and given 99% of users don't know the codename > > of their core, just the marketing name, I question its value. > > As a bare minimum requirement the list presented here shall use same > names as used in /proc/cpuinfo > > On this box I read: > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
There are *dozens* of possible entries here, and always new ones. The list will become so cumbersome that searching for the name through the help text of each possible option will become a really boring task, that I doubt anyone will seriously do.
Dave
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