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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]eee 900a intel atom is what processor family?
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 18:41:24
Message-Id: 58965d8a0905211141w77f69ba0v573570ebb3b4bee4@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]eee 900a intel atom is what processor family? by Neil Bothwick
1 On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > On Wed, 20 May 2009 19:52:44 -0700 (PDT), maxim wexler wrote:
3 >
4 >> Going through my kernel config I see CONFIG_M686 "Pentium Pro". That
5 >> can't be right.
6 >>
7 >> But there is nothing for Intel Atom, the 900A's processor. Is it
8 >> CONFIG_M586? Is CONFIG_M386 my best choice, the default?
9 >
10 > AFAIK, CONFIG_MCORE2 is the correct choice.
11 >
12 >> BTW /etc/paludis/bashrc lists:
13 >>
14 >> CFLAGS="-02 -march=i686 -pipe". Is that supposed to reflect the proper
15 >> kernel config. Is it "Pentium Pro" afterall?
16 >
17 > And -march=prescott
18 >
19 > The more generic choices you have will work, but be slightly less
20 > optimised.
21
22 Could also perhaps try -march=auto if you're using a version of GCC
23 that supports it.

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-march=auto (was: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]eee 900a intel atom is what processor family?) Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org>