Alvaro wrote: > Hi, > > > I like to know if the OpenBSD for amd64 is working fine with intel Xeon > processors (64 bit). I am reading here ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD64 ) and here ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeon#Xeon_.26_Xeon_MP_.2864-bit.29 ) that > these processors are based on AMD64 instruction set. The openBSD faq for > AMD64 said: " All versions of the AMD Athlon 64 processors and their > clones are supported." I assume that "their clones" are the processors > based on AMD64 instruction set...like this xeon. Am i wrong? > > Right now they are working very well with the OpenBSD i386 release.
They will probably work just fine with amd64, then, assuming you have the newer versions which clone the amd64 instruction sets moderately well, as opposed to the older ones that didn't. That's the general answer based on a general question. To know how it works in YOUR case, you would have to provide exact details of your machine and hope someone recognizes it as exactly one that they have in service as you are planning on using yours, and that you don't get mislead by people who THINK their machine is just like yours, but is very different in subtle but critical ways... .. OR, since you already have the machine, try it out! Nothing beats "working fine" tests done on your own hardware on your own application. Nick.
