Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 15:11:34 -0700 From: "J. Goodleaf" <goodleaf@clyde.goodleaf.net> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New kernel option CPU_ENABLE_SSE Message-ID: <20010816151134.A75305@clyde.goodleaf.net> In-Reply-To: <20010816235022.A13222@student.uu.se>; from ertr1013@student.uu.se on Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 11:50:24PM %2B0200 References: <20010816142844.C79242@xor.obsecurity.org> <01e301c1269a$c14ea3a0$0a01a8c0@den2> <20010816235022.A13222@student.uu.se>
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I thought MMX was a SSE instruction set. Is this snazzy new option useless on my dual PIIs? -J On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 11:50:24PM +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 09:31:05AM +1200, Juha Saarinen wrote: > > :: Because not all i686'es support SSE. > > > > Which version of SSE is this? > > All versions of SSE presumably. > The Pentium Pro (which is the original i686) did not even support MMX, > much less SSE. > I believe SSE was first introduced with the Pentium III, meaning the P2 > did not have it either. > > > -- > <Insert your favourite quote here.> > Erik Trulsson > ertr1013@student.uu.se > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- =============================== John Goodleaf goodleaf@goodleaf.net PGP key: finger John@clyde.goodleaf.net =============================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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