is my compiled kernel optimized for i686?

[Bruce Marshall]

On Saturday 05 February 2005 12:46 am, Man-wai Chang wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
> > On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:45:57 +0800, Man-wai Chang <mwchang at i-cable.com> 
wrote:
> >> brother:/etc/rc.d # uname -a
> >> Linux brother 2.6.10 #1 Thu Feb 3 17:10:29 HKT 2005 i686 i686 i386
> >> GNU/Linux
> >>
> >> The i386 corresponds to "hardware platform"
> >>
> >> Is my kernel compiled to perform at i686 level?
> >
> > Most likely not.
>
> what should I do to make sure that the kernel would be compiled for i686?

Recompile it or find a kernel that is 686 optimized for your distro.   
However, even if you accomplish either of the above, my guess is you will 
never ever notice the difference on a normal desktop system.  I'd leave 
things alone.