Re: [PATCH] cpu detection fixes for test10-pre4

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Mon Oct 23 2000 - 14:54:34 EST

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Hi!

> >> > * include/asm-i386/elf.h:
> >> > - make Pentium IV and other post-P6 processors use the "i686"
> >> > family name (same fix as the system_utsname.machine init fix
> >> > which went into include/asm-i386/bugs.h in test10-pre4)
> >> >
> >>
> >> We should never have used anything but "i386" as the utsname... sigh.
> >
> >We stil can do that: make 2.4.0 use i386 for utsname on all x86 machines
> >(except x86-64 ;-), and let people adapt.
>
> Better yet, make it use "ia32" to avoid confusion.

No. i386 is already in use by most people. No need to change that.
Pavel

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