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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:18:52 +0000
From: Jamie Lokier <lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>,
        Ronald Wahl <Ronald.Wahl@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>,
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Subject: Re: [Q] Looking for an emulation for CMOV* instructions.
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Alan Cox wrote:
> > What's the point of optimizing an IF to a cmov if I have
> > to insert another IF to see if I can use cmov?
> 
> I've always wondered. Intel made the instruction optional yet there isnt
> an obvious way to do runtime fixups on it

Yes there is -- emulation! :-)

-- Jamie
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