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From: "Paolo Ciarrocchi" <ciarrocchi@linuxmail.org>
To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, ciarrocchi@linuxmail.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 06:32:02 +0800
Subject: Re: [RFC] one line fix in arch/i386/Kconfig
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>

> On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 22:03, Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
> > If I say that my cpu is not a PentiumIV why
> > he bothers me about "check for P4 thermal throttling interrupt." ?
> > 
> > This patch show that option only if you select that kind of CPU.
> > 
> > Is it correct ? Does it makes sense ?
> 
> We want people to be able to build a kernel which will run on many systems
> but still use CPU specific features. 

Ah... ok I see the point, I could compile a kernel with PIII optimizations
and then run it on a PIV. 

But it is a complication in the configuration process.
Do we agree on that ?

How about a config entry:
"Leave only the option related to the CPU I selected" ?

Ciao,
           Paolo




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