On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 03:11:16PM +0100, Thomas Poindessous wrote: > On Sun, Mar 21, 2004 at 08:39:22PM -0800, Matt Kraai wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 01:34:34AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > > > I've just fixed this in the repository. > > I was working on another implementation. I just finished it. > > It uses /proc/cpuinfo, but it uses vendor_id and cpu family instead of > model name. It has the advantages of being more precise and more > generic. > > It supports a lot of Intel and Amd model, and it will be easy to add > other models. > > I tested it with a lot of cpuinfo available from internet and I used > also the db from Gentoo poll. > > I can provide more explanations if you want. I think this patch will > close some bugs on base-installer (every bugs which says that the wrong > kernel was selected for intel and amd cpu). > > The only bug from my implementation is that there is no more -586tsc for > 2.6.x kernels. > > Thanks for reviewing this patch and for applying it if it fits.
I committed a (substantial) variation of this, thanks. -- Matt Kraai [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ftbfs.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
