Re: Xeon processor support

Joel Jaeggli (joelja@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
Sat, 31 May 2003 07:50:26 -0700 (PDT)


On Sat, 31 May 2003, Artemio wrote:
>
> > Outside that what issues are you seeing?
> No issues.
> I just know that Intel Xeon and Intel Pentium 4 Xeon are different things,
> that's why I was asking - there is only a "Pentium 4" option in kernel
> config.

Actually they aren't significantly different.

this is a prestonia core xeon:

processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 2
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
stepping : 7
cpu MHz : 2799.786
cache size : 512 KB
Physical processor ID : 0
Number of siblings : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
bogomips : 5556.67

kernel currently use was compiled for pentium II/III

Linux hammer 2.4.18-24.8.0smp #1 SMP Fri Jan 31 06:03:47 EST 2003 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux

>
> Thanks for reply.
>
>
> Artemio.
>

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