Re: [PATCH] 2.5.69 Changes to Kconfig and i386 Makefile to include support for various K7 optimizations

Dave Jones (davej@codemonkey.org.uk)
Wed, 14 May 2003 18:06:30 +0100


On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 09:49:42AM -0700, Ray Lee wrote:

> > I don't think this is worth the extra complication. The potential wins
> > (if any) outweigh the confusion to users who might have no clue as to
> > what core they have.
> How's about a "This CPU" option instead, a la gcccpuopt [1], that sets
> the correct CPU options for the current machine/gcc combo?

arch/i386/Makefile already does this. the original poster wanted to
increase the granularity further, splitting athlon into several types
of athlon.

Dave

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