just thought i'd mention this minor bug... (v 2.2.0-pre4 on ia32)
during kernel configuration, the new processor family menu looks like:
386
486/Cx486
586/K5/5x86/6x86
Pentium/TSC
PPro/K6/6x86MX
^^
but the help text says that a K6 is a Pentium, not a Pentium Pro.
AFAIK, the AMD K6 is a Socket 7 Pentium replacement, not a Pentium Pro
or Pentium-II, so the help text is correct, and the menu should
be fixed.
If I remember correctly the 6x86 are suppose to be ppro opcode compatable
(at least from 200 Mhz and up). I suspect the K6 is as well. Remember that
the main reason intel abandoned the socket 7 architecture is that they are
trying to impose their own proprietary architecture, a la MCA.
Unfortunately they are succeeding somewhat. However this doesn't make the
latest socket 7 chips only pentium compatable.
-- Chuck
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