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On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 09:25:53PM -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote |
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> I guess gcc devs are careful when using the model numbers (Intel |
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> lists 3 for Atoms, gcc uses only two so that may account for the |
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> models I mentioned) but the chance of error is there. The -mno-xxx |
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> flags would safeguard against it. |
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I have one of the earliest Atom chips. Some people have a hard time |
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believing this, but it's a 32-bit-only chip; a couple of lines from |
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/proc/cpuinfo |
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model name : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520 @ 1.33GHz |
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address sizes : 32 bits physical, 32 bits virtual |
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Intel gives the CPU's specs at... |
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http://ark.intel.com/products/35466/Intel-Atom-Processor-Z520-512K-Cache-1_33-GHz-533-MHz-FSB |
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...where it specifically says... |
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Intel 64 # No |
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I want to make absolutely certain that "illegal instructions" are not |
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compiled for it. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |