AMD: Hammer's got Linux backing nailed
Source: ZDNet
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it expects the next major public update for the Linux operating system to include support for the company's x86-64 technology--the basis for its next generation of processors, known as the Hammer family.
The Linux updates for x86-64 support will come from SuSE, one of the top Linux developers and distributors, AMD said. SuSE has submitted updates for x86-64 to the Linux community, and AMD expects that the updates will become part of the upcoming Linux 2.6 kernel. The kernel is constructed by several top programmers, including Linux inventor Linus Torvalds, and is the foundation of the open-source operating system.