Re: [PATCHv2] x86: add kconfig options for newer 64-bit processors

[Borislav Petkov]

On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 08:37:29PM -0400, Austin S Hemmelgarn wrote:
> This patch adds options to specifically optimize for a number of newer
> 64-bit microarchitectures; specifically, Intel's Nehalem, Westmere,
> Ivy Bridge, and Sandy Bridge, and AMD's Family 10h, Bobcat, Jaguar,
> Bulldozer, Piledriver, and Steamroller. This serves primarily as an
> attempt to render this particular sub-menu up-to-date with respect to
> the options offered by current versions of GCC.

I'm sorry but did I miss anything from the last time where we determined
that those don't bring any sensible speedup and don't mean whit on
distros?

Thanks.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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