Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Rusty Trivial Russell <> | Subject | [TRIVIAL] [resend patch] CONFIG_X86_GENERIC description fixup | Date | Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:24:25 +1000 |
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[ I like the clearer explanation --RR ]
From: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.org.au>
as per thread on lkml a little while ago, a better explanation of the X86_GENERIC config option follows. The person who questioned it originally seemed to like this improved version, so that's one point :)
--- trivial-2.5.75-bk3/arch/i386/Kconfig.orig 2003-07-21 21:23:02.000000000 +1000 +++ trivial-2.5.75-bk3/arch/i386/Kconfig 2003-07-21 21:23:02.000000000 +1000 @@ -303,9 +303,13 @@ config X86_GENERIC bool "Generic x86 support" help - Including some tuning for non selected x86 CPUs too. - when it has moderate overhead. This is intended for generic - distributions kernels. + Instead of just including optimizations for the selected + x86 variant (e.g. PII, Crusoe or Athlon), include some more + generic optimizations as well. This will make the kernel + perform better on x86 CPUs other than that selected. + + This is really intended for distributors who need more + generic optimizations. # # Define implied options from the CPU selection here -- What is this? http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/trivial/ Don't blame me: the Monkey is driving File: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.org.au>: [resend patch] CONFIG_X86_GENERIC description fixup - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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