* Dave Howorth <dave@howorth.org.uk> [09-03-22 06:09]:
On Sat, 3 Sep 2022 01:03:00 -0400 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
David C. Rankin composed on 2022-09-02 23:38 (UTC-0500):
SUSE’s aim with its Adaptable Linux Platform is to build a new immutable-base operating system for enhanced application-layer features and container orchestration on newer hardware. The prototype that is expected soon will have x86-64-v3 as a baseline.
From what I gather on the factory list, that means processors and motherboards from 2020 on. If you have older hardware -- you're not invited to the party and you are just fsck'ed.
IMO it's more accurate to say v3 means when released next year or after, it might be targeted to hardware about 9-10 years old or newer. I have two v3 from 2014, one from 2012. Intel Sandy Bridge from Q1-2012 I don't have but I think may be v3.
I don't know what processors I have exactly, let alone what 'v' they are. One of the points of linux for me is that it generally works out what you've got and configures itself to run OK, as long as you avoid nvidia and such. If ALP doesn't do that then I don't want it.
following script will tell you what your processor level is, #!/usr/bin/awk -f BEGIN { while (!/flags/) if (getline < "/proc/cpuinfo" != 1) exit 1 if (/lm/&&/cmov/&&/cx8/&&/fpu/&&/fxsr/&&/mmx/&&/syscall/&&/sse2/) level = 1 if (level == 1 && /cx16/&&/lahf/&&/popcnt/&&/sse4_1/&&/sse4_2/&&/ssse3/) level = 2 if (level == 2 && /avx/&&/avx2/&&/bmi1/&&/bmi2/&&/f16c/&&/fma/&&/abm/&&/movbe/&&/xsave/) level = 3 if (level == 3 && /avx512f/&&/avx512bw/&&/avx512cd/&&/avx512dq/&&/avx512vl/) level = 4 if (level > 0) { print "CPU supports x86-64-v" level; exit level + 1 } exit 1 } -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet oftc