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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:18:54 +0100 |
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Padraig Brady <padraig.brady@××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Eric Ball wrote: |
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> > On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 12:57 am, Padraig Brady wrote: |
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> >>Hi, |
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> >>I've been testing http://www.pixelbeat.org/scripts/gcccpuopt |
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> >>over the last while with good results. Essentially it's |
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> >>a Linux specific script that only helps on x86 at present |
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> >>but can be updated to other architectures easily. |
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> >> |
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> >>It would be beneficial IMHO for gentoo to run it at |
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> >>installation time and update /etc/make.conf appropriately? |
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> >> |
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> >>thanks, |
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> >>Pádraig. |
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> > |
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> > It seems nifty. |
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> > I'd recommend you submit it in Bugzilla at bugs.gentoo.org or in the |
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> > |
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> > gentoo-dev list as the powers-that-be might not read this list. |
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It needs extending even for the x86 compatible world. |
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markg@brenda markg $ ./gcccpuopt |
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-march=pentium2 -mmmx |
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markg@brenda markg $ cat /proc/cpuinfo |
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processor : 0 |
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vendor_id : GenuineTMx86 |
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cpu family : 6 |
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model : 4 |
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model name : Transmeta(tm) Crusoe(tm) Processor TM5600 |
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stepping : 3 |
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cpu MHz : 661.674 |
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cache size : 512 KB |
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fdiv_bug : no |
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hlt_bug : no |
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f00f_bug : no |
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coma_bug : no |
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fpu : yes |
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fpu_exception : yes |
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cpuid level : 1 |
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wp : yes |
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flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 sep cmov mmx longrun lrti |
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bogomips : 1307.44 |
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As far as I'm aware the Crusoe emulates a Pentium, not a PII (I've not |
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seen anything definitive stating otherwise). If someone can confirm that |
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I'm wrong or tell me a safe way to test then I'll investigate further. |
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Any other strange processors out there that might have problems? |
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Mark Gordon |
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