support cpu types of CorePure64-14.0.iso

[yimding]

Hi guys
Where can I find a list of CPU models supported by CorePure64-14.0.iso 14
now we want to buy a new server, cpu model is 2*6542Y CPU(24c,2.9GHz), but i don't now whether tinycore is support this cpu model

I appreciate your help with this matter.
Thanks

[CentralWare]

@yimding: Welcome to the forum!

The Intel Xeon "Gold" series, such as those found in the current R660 servers, should have no trouble "functioning" any more than the older E5v3 series chips when it comes to basic computing.
What happens is sometimes when a new processor is released, it contains additional functionality that usually doesn't prevent it from doing its job but in fact, adds or enhances features.
Whether or not the current KERNEL you're using supports those new features is usually the only obstacle.  When it doesn't, most of the time the processor just goes on with normal operations as if the new features didn't exist.

For example, Tiny Core 15x64 looks as though it's foundation is the version 6.6.8 kernel.

If the Xeon Gold's "new" features, if any, weren't added into the kernel until a later version, say 6.11.x which is likely to be the case, you would probably want to build a custom kernel that supported all of those new areas (which can usually be accomplished same-day, especially with that number of cores.)  This is a kernel matter more so than a Tiny Core Linux matter when it comes to newly released hardware, so as long as the kernel supports what you're trying to accomplish, most of the time it's effortless for Tiny Core to accept those changes.

If anything, you'll want to specify the make and model of the server in question instead of just the processors that come with it - more times than not, it's hardware on the motherboard that poses the challenges more so than the CPU.

[yimding]

Hi
Thanks for your reply, Your answer is very helpful to me
I understand that if the kernel supports this CPU, then TinyCore should support it as well. I just need to check the kernel version and the CPUs it correspondingly supports.
By the way, Has the Linux kernel of TinyCore been pared down or stripped of certain features when it comes to CPU support?   i just need to it can normal power on when i deploy tinycore

[GNUser]

I understand that if the kernel supports this CPU, then TinyCore should support it as well.

This is my understanding.

By the way, Has the Linux kernel of TinyCore been pared down or stripped of certain features when it comes to CPU support?

It seems the rule of thumb for TCL kernel configuration is that if a configuration option is labeled as experimental and no TCL user has specifically tested that feature, the feature is disabled. Otherwise, kernel config options are usually enabled. If there is a specific, exotic kernel configuration option that your CPU needs, you can check if it is supported by the TCL14 Pure64 kernel here:
http://repo.tinycorelinux.net/14.x/x86_64/release/src/kernel/config-6.1.2-tinycore64

Note that only a few kernel modules make it into the base system--in the interest of keeping the base system small, most kernel modules are provided as extensions (e.g., wireless-KERNEL.tcz). HTH

[CentralWare]

I understand that if the kernel supports this CPU, then TinyCore should support it as well.

I just looked at the CPU support lines from the link @GNUser posted which is the 6.1.2 kernel configuration file...
There's nothing in the configuration I can see that makes a Xeon chip stand out - whether it's a week old or a decade.
(Note: I have SuperMicro and Proliant servers running Tiny Core without issue - all multiple processor Xeon - just not Gold series.)

Again, if anything will pose a problem, it'll be the motherboard more often than the CPU.

[curaga]

We limit the number of cores, since that affects RAM consumption and perf a bit. The 64-bit limit is 64 cores currently. If your cpu has more cores, it will still boot and run, they just won't get used.

Your post describes 48 cores, so should be fine with that too.