From bcdf94e289a035be8f7e6546823a830861ff0f62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: P. J. McDermott Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:25:54 -0500 Subject: Clarify and add to CPU arch options in arch notes. --- diff --git a/architecture-notes.txt b/architecture-notes.txt index 8f03a34..f3efebd 100644 --- a/architecture-notes.txt +++ b/architecture-notes.txt @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ four things will affect general binary compatibility: CPU architecture and vendor initial options: - i486-pc (generic IA-32 PCs) - x86_64-pc (generic AMD64 or Intel 64 PCs) - arm*-* (some ARM device) + i486-pc (any CPU with Intel 80486 microarchitecture) + x86_64-pc (any CPU with AMD64 or Intel 64 architecture) + arm*-* (some SoC with a microprocessor implementing some ARM ISA) planned future options: + i586-pc (any CPU with Intel P5 microarchitecture) + i686-pc (any CPU with Intel P6 or any successive microarchitecture) mips*-* powerpc*-* kernel -- cgit v0.9.1