Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S936967AbWLFSAu (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 13:00:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S936972AbWLFSAu (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 13:00:50 -0500 Received: from smtp112.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.211]:28393 "HELO smtp112.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S936967AbWLFSAu (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 13:00:50 -0500 X-YMail-OSG: Cygc52wVM1kMqSIA9_bSxG2wUCFY6vX9Ab7QBs6DotfDdMPNm7wyP.i24aDrA_H.2rD0Cs2UOixeBv9vS89K5Hm8uMcHvsEpne3Hv7PyJn2T17N0GUZG6HkfWheuWlUeRWz2oprwpjxg5g-- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:00:47 -0800 From: "H. J. Lu" To: Mikael Pettersson Cc: rdunlap@xenotime.net, gcc@gcc.gnu.org, libc-alpha@sources.redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Change x86 prefix order Message-ID: <20061206180047.GA810@lucon.org> References: <200612061752.kB6Hqd1J004450@harpo.it.uu.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200612061752.kB6Hqd1J004450@harpo.it.uu.se> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 570 Lines: 16 On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 06:52:39PM +0100, Mikael Pettersson wrote: > > If hardware x86 decoders (i.e., Intel or AMD processors) > get measurably faster with the new order, that would be > a good reason to change it. I was told that AMD processors had no preferences and Intel processors preferred the proposed order. H.J. - 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/