From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Hall, Jenna S" Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 16:56:26 +0000 Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] [PATCH] 2.4.3-ac14 remove three IA-64 related or Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Either run the command "stepping" at the EFI prompt (you can download stepping.efi from QuAD), or check /proc/cpuinfo within the OS. The revision entry tells which stepping: Revision 0 = Ax stepping Revision 1 = B0 stepping Revision 2 = B1 stepping Revision 3 = B2 stepping Revision 4 = B3 stepping Revision 5 = C0 stepping Jenna -----Original Message----- From: McCaffity, Ray [mailto:ray.mccaffity@wcg.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 9:42 AM To: 'Chris McDermott'; scole@lanl.gov Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk; elenstev@mesatop.com; esr@thyrsus.com; kaos@ocs.com.au; linux-ia64@linuxia64.org; linux-ia64-admin@linuxia64.org Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] [PATCH] 2.4.3-ac14 remove three IA-64 related or phans from Configure.help Is there an easy way to tell what stepping your CPU supports? Ray -----Original Message----- From: Chris McDermott [mailto:mcdermoc@us.ibm.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 10:49 AM To: scole@lanl.gov Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk; elenstev@mesatop.com; esr@thyrsus.com; kaos@ocs.com.au; linux-ia64@linuxia64.org; linux-ia64-admin@linuxia64.org Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] [PATCH] 2.4.3-ac14 remove three IA-64 related orphans from Configure.help Actually, CONFIG_ITANIUM_PTCG is still required if you have systems with Itanium processor steppings less than B3. I still have some of these and I'm sure there are quite a few others out there who still do as well. Chris McDermott IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) IA-64 Enablement Steven Cole To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Sent by: cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org, kaos@ocs.com.au, esr@thyrsus.com, linux-ia64-admin@lin elenstev@mesatop.com uxia64.org Subject: [Linux-ia64] [PATCH] 2.4.3-ac14 remove three IA-64 related orphans from Configure.help 04/25/01 07:54 AM Please respond to scole Alan, The following three Configure.help entries have been confirmed dead, or not needing help by Keith Owens. The last of these, CONFIG_IA64_AZUSA_HACKS, is listed by Keith as removed by a 2.4.2-ia64-010228 patch, but it still appears in 2.4.3-ac14. Steven --- linux/Documentation/Configure.help.ac14 Wed Apr 25 08:14:33 2001 +++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Wed Apr 25 08:40:50 2001 @@ -18611,22 +18611,6 @@ redirect interrupts to different CPUs. Select N here if you're unsure. -Enable use of global TLB purge instruction (ptc.g) -CONFIG_ITANIUM_PTCG - Say Y here if you want the kernel to use the IA-64 "ptc.g" - instruction to flush the TLB on all CPUs. Select N here if - you're unsure. - -Enable SoftSDV hacks -CONFIG_IA64_SOFTSDV_HACKS - Say Y here to enable hacks to make the kernel work on the Intel - SoftSDV simulator. Select N here if you're unsure. - -Enable AzusA hacks -CONFIG_IA64_AZUSA_HACKS - Say Y here to enable hacks to make the kernel work on the NEC - AzusA platform. Select N here if you're unsure. - Enable IA-64 Machine Check Abort CONFIG_IA64_MCA Say Y here to enable machine check support for IA-64. If you're _______________________________________________ Linux-IA64 mailing list Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 _______________________________________________ Linux-IA64 mailing list Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 _______________________________________________ Linux-IA64 mailing list Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64