Re: FEATURE REQUEST: Specific Processor Optimizations on x86Architecture

[Måns Rullgård]

"Joseph D. Wagner" <theman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Yes, I know you can select Pentium III, Pentium 4, Athlon, etc, under 
> processor type when doing a 'make xconfig', but those selections do not 
> translate into the appropriate -mcpu and -march flags.

In Linux 2.6.0-test8, the flags are correct.  Which version are you
referring to?

> I don't want to have to hand edit the makefiles just to optimize my kernel.  
> I think this change is simple enough to do, and would allow kernel 
> developers the option of processor-specific optimizations in the future.

Considered the time normally spent in the kernel, a few percent faster
code there wouldn't be noticeable.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@xxxxxx

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