Re: [PATCH 04/11] x86: split CPU selection into 32-bit and 64-bit

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Wed, Dec 4, 2024, at 19:31, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 12:31 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>>
>> The x86 CPU selection menu is confusing for a number of reasons.
>> One of them is how it's possible to build a 32-bit kernel for
>> a small number of early 64-bit microarchitectures (K8, Core2)
>
> Core 2

Fixed

>> +choice
>> +       prompt "x86-64 Processor family"
>> +       depends on X86_64
>> +       default GENERIC_CPU
>> +       help
>> +         This is the processor type of your CPU. This information is
>> +         used for optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel
>> +         that can run on all supported x86 CPU types (albeit not
>> +         optimally fast), you can specify "Generic-x86-64" here.
>> +
>> +         Here are the settings recommended for greatest speed:
>> +         - "Opteron/Athlon64/Hammer/K8" for all K8 and newer AMD CPUs.
>> +         - "Intel P4" for the Pentium 4/Netburst microarchitecture.
>> +         - "Core 2/newer Xeon" for all core2 and newer Intel CPUs.
>
> Core 2

Fixed, though this is the preexisting help text that I just
moved around.

      Arnd