On 5/24/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Denis</b> <<a href="mailto:denis.che@gmail.com">denis.che@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Are these any options in the kernel and in the gcc to optimize for<br>Intel's Core 2 Duo chips? When I set up my gentoo box for the Pentium<br>Processor Extreme Edition (dual core prescott), I just used<br>-march=prescott in make.conf<br><br>Which -march flag would be the most relevant gcc optimization for<br>Intel Core 2 Duo?<br><br>And is there explicit support in the latest gentoo kernel for Core 2<br>Duo, or does it go under Pentium 4 family? <br><br>Thanks<br>--<br><a href="mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org">gentoo-user@gentoo.org</a> mailing list<br><br></blockquote></div><br>A gentoo forum thread[1] states to use -march=nocona for Core 2 Duo, and -march=prescott for Core Solo/Duo. <br><br>[1] <a href="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3602555.html">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3602555.html</a><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>- Mark Shields<br>