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From: Bruce Korb <bkorb@cruzio.com>
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To: Peter Samuelson <peter@cadcamlab.org>
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Subject: Re: Linux 2.2.18 release notes
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Peter Samuelson wrote:
> 
>   [AC]
> > >           ... added basic support for the Pentium IV.
> [Android]
> > How is the Pentium IV more advanced than the Pentium III, other than
> > speed?  Why would LInux care about a 1500 MHz clock or 400 MHz bus
> > speed?  Just treat the PIV as a faster PIII.
> 
> It all sounds so simple, right?  Several small things to worry about:

> - maybe they'll need to patch lm_sensors to accommodate the increased
>   temperature range since the P4 runs so hot. (: (:

Did someone go through the kernel and fix spin/wait's & spin/halt's
with new magic instructions?  I remember Intel itself was working on
it, but I do not know if it was 2.4 only or 2.2 + 2.4.
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