[coreboot] [PATCH] New Socket370 and Model 68x for CAR

Joseph Smith joe at settoplinux.org
Mon Jun 21 21:29:33 CEST 2010


On 06/21/2010 03:10 PM, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> On 6/21/10 7:24 PM, Joseph Smith wrote:
>
>>>> Why print out a "generic" message?
>>>>
>>> I think it just means "not-stepping-specific"
>>>
>>>
>> I like your verbage alot better than "generic".
>> Or even "default" would be better than "generic".
>>
>>
> So, any native speakers with a good suggestion how the text should read
> out there?
>
> "Using not-stepping-specific cpu ops" sounds odd.
>
> "Using default cpu ops" is about as wrong as "Using generic cpu ops"
> because they're neither generic nor default.
>
> Maybe this?
>
> printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "CPU: Using CPU ops for family %02x, model %02x
> (ignoring stepping %02x)\n",
>                  c.x86, c.x86_model, c.x86_mask);
>
> Or we just remove the message all together.
>
> I'll gladly ack a patch.
>
I say we remove it all togethor. Especially with a socket like the 370 
where it has so many compatible cpu's and I am going to use 6*0 on all 
the different models.

-- 
Thanks,
Joseph Smith
Set-Top-Linux
www.settoplinux.org




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