Hi, I use SUSE 10 Proffessional Boxed Distribution. When i check the kernel configuration the processor type, for which the kernel is built , is 586. Will recompiling the kernel for the processor present in my machine improve the performace of the kernel? If yes then what processor type should I choose for my centrino ( is it Pentium M or Pentium-4 M , I don't see centrino in kernel configurations ). Does choosing the option of Low Latency Desktop Preemption a better choice than Unforced Preemption Server which is default for my centrino Laptop. -- Chaitanya Chalasani ------------------- "The ultimate truths of nature are so subtle that they can be revealed only under immense silence"
Chaitanya Chalasani wrote:
When i check the kernel configuration the processor type, for which the kernel is built , is 586. Will recompiling the kernel for the processor present in my machine improve the performace of the kernel?
Perhaps, but you won't necessarily notice.
If yes then what processor type should I choose for my centrino ( is it Pentium M or Pentium-4 M , I don't see centrino in kernel configurations ).
I believe the Centrino is based on PentiumM, which in turn in a modified Pentium III. Check your machine specs.
Does choosing the option of Low Latency Desktop Preemption a better choice than Unforced Preemption Server which is default for my centrino Laptop.
For a laptop, it is probably a better choice. /Per Jessen, Zürich
On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 08:01 +0200, Per Jessen wrote:
Chaitanya Chalasani wrote:
When i check the kernel configuration the processor type, for which the kernel is built , is 586. Will recompiling the kernel for the processor present in my machine improve the performace of the kernel?
Perhaps, but you won't necessarily notice.
If yes then what processor type should I choose for my centrino ( is it Pentium M or Pentium-4 M , I don't see centrino in kernel configurations ).
I believe the Centrino is based on PentiumM, which in turn in a modified Pentium III. Check your machine specs.
Centrino is the network component, Pentium is the processor part which I believe is 686. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
Ken Schneider wrote:
Centrino is the network component, Pentium is the processor part which I believe is 686.
According to wikipedia: "Centrino is a platform marketing initiative from Intel for a particular combination of CPU, mainboard chipset and wireless network interface in the design of a laptop personal computer." I think the CPU is certainly 686, but that doesn't help you much when setting the optimal CPU to compile the kernel for: 386 486 586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX Pentium-Classic Pentium-MMX Pentium-Pro Pentium-II/Celeron(pre-Coppermine) Pentium-III/Celeron(Coppermine)/Pentium-III Xeon Pentium M Pentium-4/Celeron(P4-based)/Pentium-4 M/Xeon K6/K6-II/K6-III Athlon/Duron/K7 Opteron/Athlon64/Hammer/K8 Crusoe Efficeon Winchip-C6 Winchip-2 Winchip-2A/Winchip-3 GeodeGX1 Geode GX/LX CyrixIII/VIA-C3 VIA C3-2 (Nehemiah) In this case it sounds like Pentium M or Pentium4 M. /Per Jessen, Zürich
On 2006-05-19 01:12:01 -0400 Chaitanya Chalasani
Will recompiling the kernel for the processor present in my machine improve the performace of the kernel?
Yes.
If yes then what processor type should I choose for my centrino ( is it Pentium M or Pentium-4 M , I don't see centrino in kernel configurations ).
Processor family==> (Pentium-4/Celeron(P4-based)/Pentium-4 M/Xeon)
Does choosing the option of Low Latency Desktop Preemption a better choice than Unforced Preemption Server which is default for my centrino Laptop.
Depends on your usage. Low Lantency is good for multimedia. Charles -- printk("%s: TDR is ga-ga (status %04x)\n", ...); linux-2.6.6/drivers/net/eexpress.c
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