From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 19 19:34:10 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C37A4EC7; Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 94A80375D; Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id s7JJYAls017713; Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 GMT (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gavin@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) id s7JJYAti017712; Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 GMT (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201408191934.s7JJYAti017712@svn.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: svn.freebsd.org: gavin set sender to gavin@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Gavin Atkinson Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r45480 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 -0000 Author: gavin Date: Tue Aug 19 19:34:10 2014 New Revision: 45480 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45480 Log: Try to update and improve the FreeBSD/amd64 page. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/amd64.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/amd64.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/amd64.xml Tue Aug 19 17:21:32 2014 (r45479) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/platforms/amd64.xml Tue Aug 19 19:34:10 2014 (r45480) @@ -19,29 +19,34 @@

This page contains information of the FreeBSD port to AMD's AMD64 and Intel® - 64 architecture. The + 64 architecture, often also known as x86-64 or + x64. &os;/amd64 is suitable for almost all recent + AMD and Intel CPUs.

+ +

The AMD64 architecture was previously known as Hammer. The Intel 64 architecture was previously known as Yamhill, Clackamas Technology (CT), IA-32e, and EM64T (Extended Memory 64-bit - Technology). Generically, the platform is often known as - x86-64 or x64.

+ Technology).

-

The AMD Opteron™, AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Turion™ - 64 and newer AMD Sempron™ processors use the AMD64 +

Newer AMD Sempron™, the AMD Opteron™, AMD Athlon™ + 64, AMD Turion™ and AMD Phenom™ processors, and processors + with AMD Bulldozer and Bobcat cores all use the AMD64 architecture.

The Intel vPro™, Intel Celeron D (some models since Prescott), Intel Centrino® Duo, Intel Centrino® Pro, Intel Viiv™, Intel Core™2 Extreme, Intel Core™2 Quad, Intel Core™2 Duo, Intel Xeon (3000-sequence, 5000-sequence, and - 7000-sequence) processors use the Intel®64 architecture.

+ 7000-sequence), and the Intel Core™ i range of processors use + the Intel® 64 architecture.

Status

FreeBSD/amd64 runs in 64-bit multiuser mode, in both Uniprocessor and Multiprocessor mode.

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The AMD64 platform is currently a The AMD64 platform is a Tier 1 FreeBSD platform.