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Linux 6.16 Adds "X86_NATIVE_CPU" Option To Optimize Your Kernel Build For Your CPU
The X86_NATIVE_CPU Kconfig build time option has been merged for the Linux 6.16 merge window as an easy means of enforcing '-march=native' compiler behavior on AMD and Intel processors to optimize your kernel build for the local CPU architecture/family of your system.
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