On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Alan, same diff for 2.2 ?
> What about the other proc stuff. This will report a 1586, type 15 cpu and
> stuff
Then it needs to be fixed there also.
> but intel refuse to guarantee they wont produce an actual '786' class
> CPU.
Worry about that if/when it happens ?
> > Why Intel chose family 15 is still beyond me though.
> Why Intel do most things is generally a complete mystery.
*grin*
Well as Intel isn't even shipping P4 samples yet, most of this is just
guesswork based upon preliminary datasheets. I wouldn't be surprised
if we find other fun things to work around when we start seeing
silicone in use.
regards,
Dave.
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