Re: [PATCH] Mention Intel Atom in Kconfig.cpu

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:28:06 +0200
Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Phil Endecott" <phil_wueww_endecott@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Am I right in thinking that CONFIG_MCORE2 is the correct choice for
> > an Intel Atom? 
> 
> No, Atom is completely different from a Core2.
> 
> Right now 586 or 686 is a reasonable choice.

actually 586 is completely wrong.

Core2 instruction set with tune=generic is still the best to set.

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