Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This patch adds some configuration options that allow to compile out > CPU vendor-specific code in x86 kernels (in arch/x86/kernel/cpu). The > new configuration options are only visible when CONFIG_EMBEDDED is > selected, as they are mostly interesting for space savings reasons. > +menuconfig PROCESSOR_SELECT > + default y > + bool "Supported processor vendors" if EMBEDDED > + help > + This lets you choose what x86 vendor support code your kernel > + will include. > + > +config CPU_SUP_INTEL_32 > + default y > + bool "Support Intel processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT > + depends on !64BIT > + help > + This enables extended support for Intel processors > + I don't think having a generic kernel for only Intel CPUs makes much sense, and OTOH, if you optimize for e.g. Athlon CPUs, you're likely to not need Intel code on that machine - even on desktop systems. What about an option to "Include code for CPUs from all supported vendors", invisible and y for generic kernels? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
