Re: Implications of using kernel 2.4

To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Cc: Gordon Hart <who@which.net>
Subject: Re: Implications of using kernel 2.4
From: Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:05:09 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 20010426220509.B22917@mindspring.com>
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Reply-to: Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20010427020614.A4623@debian>; from who@which.net on Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 02:06:14AM +0100
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> On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 03:32:28PM -0400, Cheng wrote:
>
> Second, I'd like to install the 2.4 kernel due to some of the
> advantages I've heard about it, such as Athlon optimization, more
> efficient threads, and memory detection.

Does 2.4.x really offer anything special in regards to Athlon processors
vs AMD's K6 optimizations ?? Kinda like me compiling for my K6 instead
of basic i386 processor -- I can't say I've noticed any measurable speed
increase.

Hall

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- Re: Implications of using kernel 2.4
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