hi,
> 
> 1. Does AMD's instruction set differ from Intel's instruction set (Athlon v/s x86s)?

AMD 32 bit doesnt differ that much with intel, but there are processor specific 
instructions

> 2. Is there a separate linux kernel arch for AMD? Or does i386 kernel arch hold good 
> for AMD?

NO, but the kernel can use AMD processor specific semantics in order to optimise.

But, as far as 64 bit is concerned, AMD and Intel differs widely.


shashi
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