Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:34:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@FreeBSD.org> 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 Message-ID: <201408191934.s7JJYAti017712@svn.freebsd.org>
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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 @@ <p>This page contains information of the FreeBSD port to <a href="http://www.amd.com/">AMD's</a>; AMD64 and <a href="http://www.intel.com/info/em64t">Intel® - 64</a> architecture. The + 64</a> architecture, often also known as <q>x86-64</q> or + <q>x64</q>. &os;/amd64 is suitable for almost all recent + AMD and Intel CPUs.</p> + + <p>The AMD64 architecture was previously known as <q>Hammer</q>. 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 - <q>x86-64</q> or <q>x64</q>.</p> + Technology).</p> - <p>The AMD Opteron™, AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Turion™ - 64 and newer AMD Sempron™ processors use the AMD64 + <p>Newer AMD Sempron™, the AMD Opteron™, AMD Athlon™ + 64, AMD Turion™ and AMD Phenom™ processors, and processors + with AMD <q>Bulldozer</q> and <q>Bobcat</q> cores all use the AMD64 architecture.</p> <p>The Intel vPro™, Intel Celeron D (some models since <q>Prescott</q>), 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.</p> + 7000-sequence), and the Intel Core™ i range of processors use + the Intel® 64 architecture.</p> <h3>Status</h3> <p>FreeBSD/amd64 runs in 64-bit multiuser mode, in both Uniprocessor and Multiprocessor mode.</p> - <p>The AMD64 platform is currently a <a + <p>The AMD64 platform is a <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/archs.html">Tier 1</a> FreeBSD platform.</p>
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