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

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:59:22 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc:	Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Fwd: [ANNOUNCE][GIT PATCH] Kconfig.cpu cosmetics

On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 08:56:30PM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> 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?

That makes perfect sense to me.
I have sometimes wondered what processor I had in the list.

	Sam
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