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Date:      Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:44:25 -0500
From:      Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov>
To:        "S. David Pullara" <sdpullara@telus.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Intel cpu's and the -march switch
Message-ID:  <20000921134425.A91788@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>
In-Reply-To: <14794.8801.494001.718949@yuggoth.warpedspace.org>; from sdpullara@telus.net on Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 07:59:45AM -0700
References:  <14794.8801.494001.718949@yuggoth.warpedspace.org>

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On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 07:59:45AM -0700, S. David Pullara wrote:

> Can anyone tell me if compiling with gcc's -march and -mcpu options
> will make any difference?  I have an AMD K6 (586-class) cpu and I have
> no idea if recompiling the kernel (and other apps) with those switches
> is going to result in any improvement.  Does anyone know?

You will not notice any perceptible performance improvement but you may
notice your kernel and/or programs acting strangely after compiling with
those options. I would recommend that you _not_ bother with the -march
or -mcpu options.

-- 
Glenn Johnson
USDA, ARS, SRRC			 Phone: (504) 286-4252
New Orleans, LA 70124		e-mail: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov


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