From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wakko Warner Subject: Compiling for generic vs other system types Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:12:52 -0400 Message-ID: <20061007231252.GA30237@animx.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-alpha-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org I am not on this list, always keep me in the CC. I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything. The config options seems to indicate that the kernel would be smaller and the system would run faster if I select the system type that my alpha system is. (In my case, noritake) I have a debian 2.6.8-3-generic (apparently a generic system type) kernel installed as well as a 2.6.18 that I compiled (system type noritake). The 2.6.18 spews some garbage just before I see ISAPNP (I should have disabled that). Can any one tell me the real difference between compiling for a generic system and a specific system (specifically noritake)? -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas???