Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 15:35:30 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I486_CPU or I586_CPU in kernel config Message-ID: <BANLkTikUwUp8AGKz9uGyjwMpD3H6D9oBFA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1105300842550.9995@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1105300842550.9995@wonkity.com>
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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > Some time back, there was a post on one of the mailing lists that suggested > it was better to leave either I486_CPU or I586_CPU enabled in a kernel > config even for much newer processors. For performance reasons, AFAIR. > Naturally I didn't save that post or a link to it. > > Can anyone find that message, or explain why it would be good to keep > either of those cpu options in a kernel that will only run on much newer > CPUs? > Um, I don't recall seeing that and have removed them automatically for a long time. Here is one that suggests keeping I586_CPU with results that seem less than conclusive. http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2005-December/020702.html -- Adam Vande More
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