Re: [PATCH] cpu detection fixes for test10-pre4

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2000 - 17:21:14 EST

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Hi!

> > * include/asm-i386/elf.h:
> > - make Pentium IV and other post-P6 processors use the "i686"
> > family name (same fix as the system_utsname.machine init fix
> > which went into include/asm-i386/bugs.h in test10-pre4)
> >
>
> We should never have used anything but "i386" as the utsname... sigh.

We stil can do that: make 2.4.0 use i386 for utsname on all x86 machines
(except x86-64 ;-), and let people adapt.
Pavel

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