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Intel Diamond Rapids Switches To "Family 19" In Ending Intel Family 6 CPU Era
Months ago Intel Linux engineers began adapting the Linux kernel to end the assumptions made around 'Family 6' for Intel CPUs that had been used since the 90's with the Pentium Pro as the CPU family ID
Months ago Intel Linux engineers began adapting the Linux kernel to end the assumptions made around "Family 6" for Intel CPUs that had been used since the 90's with the Pentium Pro as the CPU family ID. With a patch posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list, Intel Family 19 is introduced with the first part being Xeon Diamond Rapids with a Panther Cove X core. The patch is straight forward and marks the coming end of the era for all the Intel Family 6 usage.
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