> I'm glad to see that development is continuing on the Cyrix patches, which
> have made some noticeable improvements on my 6x86. My only question is,
> when, if ever, will this stuff get integrated into the "official" kernel?
Some time after I catch up to the current 2.1 patch level :-). All the
"features" are config options in my current code so there it should
be perfectly safe for the masses.
> Also, as sort of an
> aesthetic note, is it possible to have the kernel identify a Cyrix 6x86 as
> a 6x86 and not a pentium, ie, it would show up in uname -a as running on
> a Cx6x86 or something. Not that it would be a big deal, but it would look
> cool :)
Unfortunately that probably isn't a good idea. The uname output is
used by many things to determine the general architecture. It is
bad enough that it distinguishes between i386, i486, i586. Really
it should probably just say x86 but for historical reasons (and
existing shell scripts) i386 would probably have to do.
Mike
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