Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 20:19:30 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf options.i386 src/sys/i386/isa syscons.c Message-ID: <199809251119.UAA22357@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Sep 1998 12:35:35 %2B0200." <25630.906719735@axl.training.iafrica.com> References: <25630.906719735@axl.training.iafrica.com>
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>On Thu, 24 Sep 1998 06:41:21 -0700 (PDT), Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote: > >> Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_2_2) >> sys/i386/conf options.i386 >> sys/i386/isa syscons.c >> Log: >> YAMFC: >> SC_BAD_FLICKER -> SC_ALT_SEQACCESS > >Hi folks, > >I followed the thread regarding this issue recently and would just like >some clarification: > >SC_BAD_FLICKER was an option that one used to disable in the hopes of >saving a few CPU cycles. > >SC_ALT_SEQACCESS is an option that one can enable in the hopes of saving >a few CPU cycles. > >If this is the case, we want something like the following patch to LINT, >no? Well, I am afraid the description is not entirely correct. SC_BAD_FLICKER was not, and SC_ALT_SEQACCESS is not about optimizaion at all. They are about steps to be taken to update some registers. I will be updating LINT. Thank you for pointing out this oversight. Kazu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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