[gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

[Silvio Siefke]

Hello,


i want ask some questions for the Kernel. 

How do I find dependencies of each option?
Are there patches for older computers?

I use the good old Pentium 4 on the desktop and an atom on the laptop.
But I have often the problem when the computer has much to do, that the 
system freeze. That's on the atom often so. The opera is my favorite 
Browser, but often the call on a website and the result end in freeze.
What is really strange, when i run emerge --sync ; emerge -avuDN @world,
the Pentium 4 is faster as the Atom. Is that normal?


gentoo-desk src # uname -a
Linux gentoo-desk.silviosiefke.de 3.2.34 #1 SMP Mon Nov 19 14:23:14 CET 2012 
i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

siefke@gentoo-mobile : ~ $ uname -a 
Linux gentoo-mobile 3.7.4 #1 SMP Wed Jan 23 07:01:32 CET 2013 i686 Intel(R) 
Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

I has read in the Kernel Project of Gentoo something from ck-patchset. Is 
that good for that problems which i have, or has read wrong?

It were nice some can share the own expirence. The Kernel is so hard to 
understand, when take off a option, other option run not. I really not
know what i need and what need. 

Hope can understand what i mean. Thank you for help. 


Greetings
Silvio