On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 5:38 AM, Joseph Smith joe@settoplinux.org wrote:
Anyways why can't cpu specific features be implemented at the model level and not at the socket level???
As a meta-comment, it's not always obvious, but many of these things are done for a reason.
I'm glad you asked as Stefan gave a clear reason. I think it makes sense to put this good question in a "hackers FAQ".
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