Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:13:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New kernel option CPU_ENABLE_SSE Message-ID: <200108162213.SAA07911@world.std.com> References: <200108162020.QAA14274@world.std.com> <200108162200.SAA21031@world.std.com>
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>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 15:03:45 -0700 >From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> >To: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> >Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: New kernel option CPU_ENABLE_SSE > >On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 06:00:40PM -0400, Kenneth W Cochran wrote: >> Ok, so how can I tell if a given CPU supports that feature? >> >> I see a "feature list" in the kernel startup, and in the >> case of a Pentium-III, SSE is at the "end" of that list; is >> that the Definitive Indicator? If so, what's to keep the >> kernel from detecting and enabling it (per config-option, >> for example)? (kernel complexity, for example...) > >Yeah, it could probably be done that way. Ok, but for now (IMO) the "manual" way should be just fine, especially so we can all test it... :) >[...] >Kris -kc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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