Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-10,: Re: [PATCH] Cyrix setup

# Re: [PATCH] Cyrix setup

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:41:31 +0000 (GMT)

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> Seconded. IMO, two features that are not present in the current 2.1 kernel
> that should be for Cyrix, are: 1.) HLT-on-idle, and 2.) NO_LOCK set by
> default. The justification is this: If these options go into the kernel

I can just about see the case for #1. The NO_LOCK case was reported to
hang X for some people. An alternative was posted that probably should
be set at boot.

If you do HLT-on-idle make sure you handle it with the nohlt option at
boot properly so you can nohlt a Cyrix

Alan

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