linux-kernel - Re: Fwd: [ANNOUNCE][GIT PATCH] Kconfig.cpu cosmetics

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Message-ID: <5263.1185238590@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:56:30 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Fwd: [ANNOUNCE][GIT PATCH] Kconfig.cpu cosmetics

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:16:14 +0200, Oliver Pinter said:

> Here is one patch, Kconfig.cpu, this patch add the Pentium D processor
> for help, because number of person has the question: I have Pentium D,
> and which CPU chose  I.

Would it make sense to extend the help sections in arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu to
list the family/model numbers reported by /proc/cpuinfo?  There's a few cookie
crumbs in there about new/old Xeons, and that Via Nehemiah chips are 'model 9'.
Should that be extended to be more complete?

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