Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:55:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:55:26 -0400 Received: from router-100M.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.17]:47120 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:54:18 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386 rw_semaphores fix To: hpa@transmeta.com (H. Peter Anvin) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 23:55:43 +0100 (BST) Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox), hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3AD4DDC7.99017C15@transmeta.com> from "H. Peter Anvin" at Apr 11, 2001 03:42:15 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > Be careful there. CMOV is an optional instruction. gcc is arguably wrong > > in using cmov in '686' mode. Building libs with cmov makes sense though > > especially for the PIV with its ridiculously long pipeline > > It is just a matter how you define "686 mode", otherwise the very concept > is meaningless. I use the pentium pro documentation. - 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/