most compatible architecture for the selected ABI (that is,
@samp{mips1} for 32-bit ABIs and @samp{mips3} for 64-bit ABIs)@.
+Native Linux/GNU toolchains also support the value @samp{native},
+which selects the best architecture option for the host processor.
+@option{-march=native} has no effect if GCC does not recognize
+the processor.
+
In processor names, a final @samp{000} can be abbreviated as @samp{k}
(for example, @samp{-march=r2k}). Prefixes are optional, and
@samp{vr} may be written @samp{r}.