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Date:      Wed, 24 Dec 1997 20:11:45 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        gmarco@giovannelli.it
Cc:        toor@dyson.iquest.net, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: New K6 bug ?
Message-ID:  <199712250111.UAA01392@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <34A1BC57.BF48BAB3@giovannelli.it> from Gianmarco Giovannelli at "Dec 25, 97 02:52:23 am"

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Gianmarco Giovannelli said:
> John S. Dyson wrote:
> > 
> > Gianmarco Giovannelli said:
> > > Boh , I don't know how to explain but if I swap my k6 233 with a pentium
> > > mmx 233 the world is compiled without problems....
> > >
> > > But with the k6 I am compiled everything and a lot of world before Sat
> > > 20 Dec.
> > > New mistery ?
> > >
> > Could be that I changed the TLB update code.
> 
> TLB = ? 
>
Translation lookaside buffer.  It is basically the lowest level VM stuff.

> 
> After this day I am not be able to compile world anymore. Now changing
> cpu with a pentium 233mmx everythings works....
>
There is likely a difference between a K6 and P5/P6.  I probably won't be able
to fix it until after tomorrow.

> 
> Marry Xmas...
> 
You too!!! :-).

-- 
John                  | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
dyson@freebsd.org     | it just makes you look stupid,
jdyson@nc.com         | and it irritates the pig.



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