Hi,

I've just compiled Linux 2.4.23 for a Cyrix 6x86 P166+ processor, with
the appropriate "Processor family" option "586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX"
(CONFIG_M586=y). It says it's for 586-compatible processors, possibly
lacking the TSC register, though the kernel panic'd at boot, saying it
needed a TSC register.

The same kernel configuration, this time set for 386, booted
successfully.

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: CyrixInstead
cpu family	: 5
model		: 2
model name	: 6x86 2x Core/Bus Clock
stepping	: 7
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: yes
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 1
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu cyrix_arr tm2 cid
bogomips	: 133.12


PS: I first tried to sent this to davej@suse.de, but his address seems
not to be valid anymore (<davej@suse.de>: user has moved to <unknown>).

HTH,
-- 
Pierre