Info on kernel choice

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 03:20:22PM +0100, Thom May wrote:

> 386 is the default kernel. it has no optimisations, and is mainly useful for
> bootstrapping machines and as a fall back.

Correction: it has generic optimisations:

config X86_GENERIC
       bool "Generic x86 support"
       help
          Instead of just including optimizations for the selected
          x86 variant (e.g. PII, Crusoe or Athlon), include some more
          generic optimizations as well. This will make the kernel
          perform better on x86 CPUs other than that selected.

          This is really intended for distributors who need more
          generic optimizations.

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 - mdz