Menuconfig help error for processor selection. 2.2.0pre5 (fwd)

Mike A. Harris (mharris@ican.net)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:23:53 -0500 (EST)

I wrote this message for pre4, but it wasn't fixed for pre5.
Originally it was just sent to l-k, but now I've sent it to the
menuconfig maintainer as well as Linus. The menuconfig screen
and the help screen for it are inconsistent on the processor
selection screen - leading one to say "Which one is right?"

I am under the assumption that AMD K6 and higher processors fit
into the PPro Pentium II category, whereas the help and menu
screens differ in opinion. Also, I believe the K5 fits into the
Pentium TSC selection whereas the 2 screens also disagree.

This needs to be clarified before 2.2.0 is out.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 06:12:24 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris@ican.net>
To: Linux Kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Menuconfig help error for processor selection. 2.2.0pre4


The menuconfig help screen for processor selection is certainly a
LOT better than what was in past kernels, however there is an
inconsistency in what one should choose for an AMD K5/K6/K6-2/K6-3
processor.




The menu that you choose your processor on shows:


586/K5/5x86/6x86
Pentium/TSC
PPro/K6/6x86MX




While the help screen indicates:


- "Pentium" for the Intel Pentium/Pentium MMX, AMD K5, K6 and K6-3D.
  This option will assume that you have a time stamp counter.


- "PPro" for the Cyrix/IBM/National Semiconductor 6x86MX, MII and      
  Intel Pentium II/Pentium Pro.






The confusion with the K5 is, should you go choose
"586/K5/5x86/6x86" as the menu shows and not have TSC support, or
should you follow the help screen and choose "Pentium/TSC" which
shows it is for K5/K6/K6-3D?


Confusion #2 is what to do for K6?  Should you go with the menu,
which shows "PPro/K6/6x86MX" for K6, or should you follow the
help screen which couples the K6 with the K5 in "Pentium/TSC"?


I've been using the PPro setting with my K6-200 since February
and it works fine.


The menu should be a bit more specific IMHO and show:


PPro/K6/K6-2/K6-3/6x86MX/PentiumII


and also for Pentium/TSC, it should show other processors that
have the TSC.


At a bare minimum the help screen and the menu should be brought
into sync and corrected.











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Mike A. Harris  -  Computer Consultant  -  Linux advocate


Linux software galore:  http://freshmeat.net




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