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From: Zahemszky Gabor <zgabor@CoDe.hu>
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Subject: Re: Info on "I686_CPU" and FDESC kernel compile options please
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (FreeBSD questions)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:50:11 +0100 (MET)
Cc: tiller@connectnet.com
In-Reply-To: <199701160946.BAA06895@connectnet1.connectnet.com> from That Doug Guy at "Jan 16, 97 01:46:01 am"
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> Howdy,  :)
> 
> 	I'm trying to squeeze the maximum performance out of a system that 
> was running well on a P5 133, but not running significantly better with a 
> shiny new PPro 200.  Reading through the Handbook and "The Complete 
> FreeBSD," I came across these two kernel options that look interesting.  
> We are running a 2.1.5-Release system, and I am wondering if the 
> "I686_CPU" option is available to me, and if it would help significantly.  

I don't know.

> Also, we run an IRC server on this system that makes heavy use of File 
> Descriptors.  Would installing support for the FDESC filesystem be of use 
> to me?  I can't find any documentation on it in the Handbook/FAQ search, 

I don't think so, but I know only this:

man 8 mount_fdesc

Bye, Gabor