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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:46:32 -0200 From: Gustavo da Silva <gustavodasilva@...il.com> To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu: Update with new gcc disponible 64bits CPU uarchs. hehehe Thanks, Petkov! Instead distros, I was thinking in HPC vendors, (SGI, etc), where those can ship an optmized kernel compiled to the target CPU inside the HPC equipment, resulting in a better product. Well, I've reading a HPC equipment vendor documentation explaining that warrant will be lost if user compile&install a new kernel for that equipment. So, make sense the HPC vendor ships a optimized kernel for target HPC customer. About the proof, HPC vendors would give us an answer. :) 2016-12-19 15:31 GMT-02:00 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>: > On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 03:09:50PM -0200, Gustavo da Silva wrote: >> Good afternon! >> >> Are there reasons to 'Kconfig.cpu' and 'Makefile' not contains the >> 'gcc -mtune=???' >> recent options? > > This keeps popping up every couple of months. I was wondering when it is > going to appear again and there you are. :) > > Here's a major reason: 99% of the kernels are built with > -m(arch|tune)=generic. Think distros. > > Also, I am still waiting for a proof that CPU-optimized kernels have any > advantages compared to the =generic ones. > > HTH. > > -- > Regards/Gruss, > Boris. > > Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply. -- Atenciosamente, Gustavo da Silva gustavodasilva@...il.com
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