Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 11:37:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 11:37:04 -0500 Received: from pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.19.3]:11280 "EHLO pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 11:36:11 -0500 Message-Id: <200110291635.f9TGZvbD010750@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl> To: Stefan Hoffmeister cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: sysenter support In-Reply-To: Message from Stefan Hoffmeister of "Mon, 29 Oct 2001 10:37:08 BST." Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:35:57 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Stefan Hoffmeister said: > : On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 22:43:40 -0300, Horst von Brand wrote: > >AFAIKS you will need to > >be able to run an i686 glibc on an i386 (install!) kernel > Why would you ever want to run a binary optimized for the i686 on a > i386-optimized kernel? When installing the system. When booting with rescue CD/floppy and trying to run the native programs on the disk. > Typically you will want to have a "base" glibc around which really > serves the lowest common denominator (i386) and then optimized versions > in the i686 / mmx / sse subdirectories which will run whenever it is > possible to run Right. Selected at runtime. Nice bloath + slowdown, that one... -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand Usuario #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - 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/