Compiling for CPU (was Re: Performance testing (pass 1))

[Craig Ringer]

>>option doesn't go away. I have a NSC Geode here that most things see as 
>>i586, but it doesn't have a working TSC so the pentium kernel will 
>>generally crash, and it actually performs better with i486 code (despite 
>>supporting MMX).
> 
> Geode has a working TSC. Like anything but the pre MMX pentium it runs 486
> or 686 code better than 586

Interesting... mine fails to boot a kernel built with TSC support. I'll 
have to look into that a bit more - thanks for the info.

Craig Ringer