From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264625AbTIDDce (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:32:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264619AbTIDDbD (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:31:03 -0400 Received: from dp.samba.org ([66.70.73.150]:25024 "EHLO lists.samba.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264625AbTIDDaU (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:30:20 -0400 From: Rusty Trivial Russell To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [TRIVIAL] [resend patch] CONFIG_X86_GENERIC description fixup Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 13:26:41 +1000 Message-Id: <20030904033019.794AD2C0B1@lists.samba.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Stewart Smith 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-2.6.0-test4-bk5/arch/i386/Kconfig.orig 2003-09-04 13:02:02.000000000 +1000 +++ trivial-2.6.0-test4-bk5/arch/i386/Kconfig 2003-09-04 13:02:02.000000000 +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 : [resend patch] CONFIG_X86_GENERIC description fixup