Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263504AbTKTX0P (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:26:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263119AbTKTX0P (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:26:15 -0500 Received: from mail.jlokier.co.uk ([81.29.64.88]:43447 "EHLO mail.shareable.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263895AbTKTXZe (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:25:34 -0500 Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 23:25:32 +0000 From: Jamie Lokier To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: transmeta cpu code question Message-ID: <20031120232532.GA8229@mail.shareable.org> References: <20031120020218.GJ3748@schottelius.org> <200311201210.04780.ben@jeeves.bpa.nu> <20031120083827.GL3748@schottelius.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 642 Lines: 17 H. Peter Anvin wrote: > It's also not faster in any meaningful way, since the dynamic > translator does optimistic optimization. Statically compiled code for the Crusoe chips may not be faster. (Arguably statically compiled code for _any_ CPU is not the best strategy for fast code). But if someone is able to write better code morphing software than Transmeta, that would be faster :) -- Jamie - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/