Re: No more AMD-K7 kernels?
On 2/28/08, Curt Howland <Howland@priss.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know why the -k7 precompiled kernel was dropped? Two of my
> machines are Athalons.
Mine is as well. And it's going to stay alive for at least the
foreseeable future - even after being in service since spring 2001. :)
If true, one could go i686, but is anyone aware of what differences
there are in a k7 versus i686 kernel? One would assume on the face of
it is that k7 is optimized for athlons, but does anyone know just what
is done? I think it might be more than just gcc with
-mtune=thunderbird or some analog.
Of course, whether it makes sense to build a k7 that's optimal vs.
using a stock i686 kernel, is open for debate.
> Curt-
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