interesting support in new linux kernel for x86-64 prescott

[Soulkeeper]

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.4

"[PATCH] Intel x86-64 support merge

This has all the x86-64 specific changes for Intel Prescott/Nocona
support.

It requires a few minor changes outside arch/x86_64, which I am sending
separately.

This patch is needed to boot an 64bit kernel on a 64-bit capable
Prescott machine.
....."


prescott x86-64 support ?
interesting

edit:
they also mention certain prescott optimizations to the kernel and this:
"[PATCH] Enable Intel AGP on x86-64

Enable the Intel AGP driver for x86-64 too.
..."


cpu support is looking good in the 2.6.x kernel

 

[wicktron]

prescott x86-64 support, that's been speculated already for months. nothing new here

 

[Jeff7181]

A more interesting thing is the number of transistors unaccounted for in the Prescott... and the pictures of the die that have a lot of identical looking parts... (can you say dual core? some people are)

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: wicktron
prescott x86-64 support, that's been speculated already for months. nothing new here

yeah but it's been "speculated" and many thought it was "disabled" this shows that we just might be able to run 64-bit apps on current prescotts

or atleast that's how it is looking

very interesting