Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 7 Mar 2003 04:08:58 +0100 | From | "J.A. Magallon" <> | Subject | [RFC] i386-arch fixes/enhancements |
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Hi all...
This is set of small patches that allow a finer tuning of i386 arch, and fix a small bug:
- 20-x86-p4-prefetch: enables prefetch also for p4. This is a pending bug, IMHO. - 21-x86-pII: splits Pentium-II as a separate config option; yes some of us still have oldies and would like a slightly better optimized kernel - 22-x86-check_gcc: use check_gcc also for Intel CPUs (like others already do) to get better gcc flags. - 23-x86-mb: implement memory barriers with specific instructions in p3 and p4 (credits go to Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>)
Could this ever get into mainline ? Perhaps the only questionable piece is the mb changes. How about next -pre ?
TIA
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