On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 11:15:13AM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> So if you use amd64 now, then what will you use when amd releases an
> amd64 architecture chip called k9 that should have a different kernel
> than the k8?  Same for em64t.  I imagine the pentium-m derived chips
> will prefer a different kernel than the pentium-4 derived chips.  Which
> one does em64t apply to then?

FWIW, the Pentium-M doesn't have a different 32-bit kernel currently.
It's actually not mentioned in the short description of any kernel
package; the 686 package says "PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4".

> Perhaps simply -k8 and -p4 or something would be better, since obviously
> they are amd64 kernels, since they are on amd64 architecture.

True.

Hamish
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