From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264037AbTDOTZZ (for ); Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:25:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264039AbTDOTZY (for ); Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:25:24 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:10195 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S264037AbTDOTZY (for ); Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:25:24 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:37:09 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Alan Cox Cc: Dave Jones , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [RFC][2.5 patch] K6-II/K6-II: enable X86_USE_3DNOW Message-ID: <20030415193709.GR9640@fs.tum.de> References: <20030414222110.GK9640@fs.tum.de> <20030414222723.GA26161@suse.de> <1050357987.26525.24.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1050357987.26525.24.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 11:06:28PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Llu, 2003-04-14 at 23:27, Dave Jones wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 12:21:10AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > If my patch is wrong and this is a RTFM please give me a hint where to > > > find the "M". > > > > > > The AMD K6-II and K6-III do support 3DNow! > > > > The 3dnow memory copies aren't a win on anything > > earlier than an Athlon iirc. > > Under 1% on a K6. The processor is so horribly memory bound the > actual copy function is borderline irrelevant. If its not in the > K6-III cache its not arriving in a hurry Ah thanks, this is the information I didn't know. cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed