Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86_64: add config options to optimize for newer AMDprocessors

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Sun Sep 29 2013 - 17:30:46 EST


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 05:23:37PM -0400, Austin S Hemmelgarn wrote:
> I'm not saying that should just be included without substantiation, I
> simply mean that the reason to include it (as far as I am concerned)
> is that it doesn't break anything and provides something useful that
> isn't in the kernel already.

If it doesn't bring any performance improvement - and I don't want to
rain on your parade but I think it won't, at least not enough to warrant
a serious look - there's absolutely no reason to add it.

But hey, I'm always open to surprises! So surprise me!

:-)

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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