From: Charles Cazabon <linux@discworld.dyndns.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FEATURE REQUEST: Specific Processor Optimizations on x86 Architecture
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:57:10 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031023085710.E26723@discworld.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200310221947.45996.theman@josephdwagner.info>; from theman@josephdwagner.info on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:47:45PM +0600
Joseph D. Wagner <theman@josephdwagner.info> wrote:
> So what? Some other kernel developer -- like a module/driver developer, a
> real-time systems developer, a simulations developer, or just some guy
> messing around (read: student) -- might really want or even need those
> specific optimizations.
And they can.
> Isn't this whole free-as-in-freedom software thing about giving developers
> and end-users options they wouldn't otherwise have under closed source
> alternatives? In that spirit, shouldn't developers have the option of
> optimizing for those specific processors?
They do have that option. If they itch, they'll scratch it.
Charles
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-10-23 14:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-10-22 12:55 Joseph D. Wagner
2003-10-23 0:12 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-10-22 13:26 ` Joseph D. Wagner
2003-10-23 0:37 ` Michael Rozhavsky
2003-10-23 0:15 ` Dave Jones
2003-10-22 13:47 ` Joseph D. Wagner
2003-10-23 1:02 ` Rik van Riel
2003-10-23 1:14 ` Joseph D. Wagner
2003-10-23 1:18 ` Rik van Riel
2003-10-23 9:26 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-10-23 9:35 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-10-23 1:06 ` Tim Hockin
2003-10-22 15:40 ` Joseph D. Wagner
2003-10-23 14:57 ` Rik van Riel
2003-10-23 1:23 ` Dave Jones
2003-10-22 15:35 ` Joseph D. Wagner
2003-10-23 2:52 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-10-23 9:35 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-10-23 13:40 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-10-23 14:57 ` Charles Cazabon [this message]
2003-10-23 15:34 ` David Zaffiro
2003-10-23 17:26 ` Rob
2003-10-23 23:05 ` J.A. Magallon
2003-10-23 23:24 ` Nick Piggin
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2003-10-27 15:20 ` J.A. Magallon
2003-10-27 20:52 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
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2003-10-23 8:32 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-10-23 8:37 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
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2003-10-27 18:33 ` Andi Kleen
2003-10-27 21:05 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
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2003-10-27 21:15 ` Andi Kleen
2003-11-18 14:28 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
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