Re: [PATCH][kconfig][i386] Fix help entry for processor type choice
Petr Baudis (pasky@ucw.cz)
Sat, 15 Mar 2003 23:25:48 +0100
Dear diary, on Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 11:22:37PM CET, I got a letter,
where Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> told me, that...
> > + Select this for a 386 series processor, that is AMD/Cyrix/Intel
> > + 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI 486DLC/DLC2, UMC 486SX-S and NexGen
> > + Nx586. Kernel compiled for this processor will also run on any newer
> > + processor of this architecture, although not optimally fast.
>
> There are about ten other processors. Trying to list them all is going
> to send people potty. Also some UMC don't work with this or any other
> option.
>
> The list you have now looks pretty sensible as a basis.
I just copied these from the original CONFIG_M386 help (now the common
"Processor type" help).
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