On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 03:03:45PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 06:00:40PM -0400, Kenneth W Cochran wrote:
> > Ok, so how can I tell if a given CPU supports that feature?
> >
> > I see a "feature list" in the kernel startup, and in the
> > case of a Pentium-III, SSE is at the "end" of that list; is
> > that the Definitive Indicator? If so, what's to keep the
> > kernel from detecting and enabling it (per config-option,
> > for example)? (kernel complexity, for example...)
>
> Yeah, it could probably be done that way.
I think it is actually done that way, but it's not turned on by
default just for the sake of being conservative. The code to support
SSE in -stable is different to that in -current so I'd guess Peter
is being cautious until it's got some more testing.
David.
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