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On Sat, 5 Feb 2011 15:45:08 +0000 |
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Paul Stear <gentoo@××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> I am currently using amd64 2 core processor but now have the chance to use |
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> an intel quad 64 processor. |
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> This might be a silly question but is it best to do a compltly new install? |
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As long as you are using Gentoo 64-bit there is no need for a new |
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install. The only difference is the number of cores, and perhaps |
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some new FPU options. |
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> Which chost and cflags should I use? |
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CHOST is the same. No change. |
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CFLAGS may need to be altered. Some Intel quads have SSE 4.1 while others |
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have SSE 3. You need to check the exact processor version to find out |
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which is present. |
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Also you can set MAKEOPTS="-j5" for the quad processor. |
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If you are compiling your own kernel, you may want to change the |
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NR_CPUS configure option to 4, and if the new cpu has hyperthreading |
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as well, then also select SCHED_SMT. |
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I assume that for the previous Core2 duo you already have the multi-core |
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scheduler support, SCHED_MC, selected. |
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Beyond these small changes, nothing new is required. Just pop the |
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new quad in and go. |
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Frank Peters |