in 2.3.22 there's no documentation for the Athlon-option when
configuring. I'm not sure if code optimized for the Pentium Pro runs on
the Athlon. If it runs the patch below updates the documentation for the
help when configuring. If not the documentation needs a bit more of
overworking.
cu,
Adrian
diff -u -r linux-tmp/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
--- linux-tmp/Documentation/Configure.help Fri Oct 15 20:49:37 1999
+++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Thu Oct 21 07:35:42 1999
@@ -1971,10 +1971,10 @@
all x86 CPU types (albeit not optimally fast), you can specify
"386" here.
- If you specify one of "486" or "586" or "Pentium" or "PPro", then
- the kernel will not necessarily run on earlier architectures (e.g. a
- Pentium optimized kernel will run on a PPro, but not necessarily on
- a i486).
+ If you specify one of "486" or "586" or "Pentium" or "PPro" or
+ "Athlon", then the kernel will not necessarily run on earlier
+ architectures (e.g. a Pentium optimized kernel will run on a PPro,
+ but not necessarily on a i486).
Here are the settings recommended for greatest speed:
- "386" for the AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI
@@ -1989,6 +1989,7 @@
K6-3D.
- "PPro" for the Cyrix/IBM/National Semiconductor 6x86MX, MII and
Intel Pentium II/Pentium Pro.
+ - "Athlon" for the AMD Athlon
If you don't know what to do, choose "386".
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