Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 22:38:53 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: RE: LINT CPU features table Message-ID: <20020616223526.B13544-100000@patrocles.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <002d01c21573$d692ea50$0100a8c0@LUCKYVAIO>
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On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Lucky Green wrote: > Mike Silbersack wrote: > > For most cpus, there is little to be gained by fiddling with > > cpu specific options. Hence, there is little reason to > > provide a complex table; having all cpu types enabled as in > > GENERIC is just fine. > > If only a few CPU's would benefit from the CPU-specific options, > creating a table of CPU options for those few CPU's should be all the > simpler. What I am I missing? > > Thanks, > --Lucky IMHO, the performance benefits are so small, that it's best to not even concern people with making cpu-specific kernels. CPU-specific compiler options might actually make a difference, but those tend to create kernels that crash. Mike "Silby" Silbersack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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