Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 02:43:14 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>, <jlemon@FreeBSD.ORG>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Inline optimized bzero (was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet tcp_subr.c) Message-ID: <20010624023937.T96538-100000@achilles.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <200106240513.f5O5DIH75729@earth.backplane.com>
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Matt Dillon wrote: > As a separate issue, I am starting to get real worried about the FP > optimization in bzero() interfering with -current... I'm thinking that > we should rip it out. > > -Matt The FP optimization only affects p5s anyway, right? By the time 5.0 comes out, 1Ghz boxes will be bottom of the line, so it seems like there's little reason to keep the optimization around anyway. I know linux now has various mmx / 3dnow bcopies and bzeros, but from the reports on their mailing lists, it sounds like they cause more problems than they're worth. Mike "Silby" Silbersack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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