Messages in this thread | | | From | (Mike Jagdis) | Subject | Re: Cyrix 6x86 (fwd) | Date | Thu, 21 Nov 1996 09:52:06 GMT |
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>> > Now, should I recompile my kernel (and/or other programs) with >> > 486, Pentium, or PPro optimization? >> > >> Pentium.. > >Well, I emailed him and suggested a 486, and someone else suggested a PPro. >I guess he is real confused now :-) Perhaps if Linus is reading this, he >could be so kind as to add a 6x86 option to the configure script, even if >it does nothing more than define the appropriate intel variable.
Pentium optimisations (mainly alignments) are a definite benefit over 486. I don't know about PPro.
Mike
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