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Date:      Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:39:48 +1000
From:      Peter Jeremy <jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>
To:        Randall Hopper <aa8vb@ipass.net>
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 'uname -p' & wrong CPU
Message-ID:  <99Oct29.093450est.40349@border.alcanet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <19991028185647.A1427@ipass.net>
References:  <19991028185647.A1427@ipass.net>

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On 1999-Oct-29 08:56:47 +1000, Randall Hopper wrote:
>Is there a reason why 'uname -p' always reports 'i386'?

As I understand it, "uname -p" (and "uname -m") are intended to
report a generic platform architecture (i386 vs Alpha), rather
than the specific CPU variant.

>Linux kicks out i586 for Pentium-class CPUs,

Against which Solaris reports `sparc' and Digital UNIX reports `alpha',
rather than the specific processor variant.

Peter


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