Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:01:29 -0600 (MDT) | From | Teunis Peters <> | Subject | Re: Kernel cpu selection + other platforms? |
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On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Mike Jagdis wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Teunis Peters wrote: > > > That's EXACTLY what I had in mind! > > [I don't know much about non-intel processors either but browsing the > > kernel source hasn't helped me figure out how to compile or run one of > > them] > > It wouldn't. They're clones. You treat them like the equivalent > Intel part they are compatible with unless you know better. That's > the whole point of them! :-)
Tell that to Alpha or PowerPC or MIPS or 68K....
DON'T assume all non-intel chips are intel clones!!!!!!!!
I for one wouldn't insult users of, say, Alphas by calling their chips intel clones....
> > .. I also thought CPU-specific optimizations[/dangerous bugfixes] should > > be present too.... when needed. Obviously things like 'detect/correct > > Pentium [pick your CPU] math bug' could always be present for x86.... > > Been there. Done it. At run time rather than compile time though. > No, it isn't in the kernel yet - but the patch is out there.
There are patches/bugfixes/changes that can only be present at compile-time. These are things that drastically change a lot of different hardcoded items in the kernel.
Wind to your wings - Teunis
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