Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-31 Thread Michał Górny
Dnia 2015-01-30, o godz. 19:43:06 James Cloos napisał(a): > > "MG" == Michał Górny writes: > > MG> sse4_1 - Enable SSE4.1 instruction support > MG> sse4_2 - Enable SSE4.2 instruction support > > Does everything use the _ versions? The docs should cover > the . versions, as well, if anythi

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-30 Thread James Cloos
> "MG" == Michał Górny writes: MG> sse4_1 - Enable SSE4.1 instruction support MG> sse4_2 - Enable SSE4.2 instruction support Does everything use the _ versions? The docs should cover the . versions, as well, if anything still expects them. I've had to use sse4.1 and sse4.2, too, for some s

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-20 Thread Alexis Ballier
On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:52:40 +0100 Michał Górny wrote: > Dnia 2015-01-19, o godz. 11:38:26 > Alexis Ballier napisał(a): > > > On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:44:05 +0100 > > Michał Górny wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > > > The li

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-20 Thread Michał Górny
Dnia 2015-01-19, o godz. 11:38:26 Alexis Ballier napisał(a): > On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:44:05 +0100 > Michał Górny wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > > able to

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-19 Thread Gordon Pettey
On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 4:41 AM, Alexis Ballier wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 15:15:22 -0800 > Matt Turner wrote: > > > mmx - Use the MMX instruction set > > > mmxext - Use the Extended MMX instruction set (intersection of > > > Enhanced 3DNow! and SSE instruction sets) (3dnowext or sse in > > >

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-19 Thread Alexis Ballier
On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:13:46 +0800 Patrick Lauer wrote: > > So half of those are obsolete/dead, and the other half you need to do > proper feature detection - why do we want that as useflags again? > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/94299

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-19 Thread Alexis Ballier
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 15:15:22 -0800 Matt Turner wrote: > > mmx - Use the MMX instruction set > > mmxext - Use the Extended MMX instruction set (intersection of > > Enhanced 3DNow! and SSE instruction sets) (3dnowext or sse in > > cpuinfo) padlock - Use VIA padlock instructions popcnt - Enable > > p

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-19 Thread Alexis Ballier
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:44:05 +0100 Michał Górny wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > able to find. > > > 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set > 3dnowext - Use the Enhan

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-19 Thread Andrew Savchenko
On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:13:46 +0800 Patrick Lauer wrote: > On Sunday 18 January 2015 21:44:05 Michał Górny wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > > able to find. > > >

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Diamond
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:28:27 -0600 Gordon Pettey wrote: > > > Because Intel and AMD support it via different cpuinfo feature names. > It is popcnt on Intel, and abm on AMD. The description of the flag > should also mention that it is included in feature "abm" on AMD CPUs > (and Intel CPUs, but

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Diamond
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:44:05 +0100 Michał Górny wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > able to find. > > > 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set > 3dnowext - Use the Enhan

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Gordon Pettey
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Patrick Lauer wrote: > On Sunday 18 January 2015 21:44:05 Michał Górny wrote: > > > popcnt - Enable popcnt instruction support > Why?! Because Intel and AMD support it via different cpuinfo feature names. It is popcnt on Intel, and abm on AMD. The description of

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Diamond
On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:13:46 +0800 Patrick Lauer wrote: > > > > 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set > > 3dnowext - Use the Enhanced 3DNow! instruction set > > Those are kinda mostly dead (no new CPUs have them anymore) > My CPU still has them. > > > mmxext - Use the Extended MMX instruc

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 7:13 PM, Patrick Lauer wrote: >> 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set >> 3dnowext - Use the Enhanced 3DNow! instruction set > > Those are kinda mostly dead (no new CPUs have them anymore) > I'm sure there are still plenty of these out in the wild. I know I have one. > S

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Patrick Lauer
On Sunday 18 January 2015 21:44:05 Michał Górny wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > able to find. > > > 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set > 3dnowext - Use the Enhance

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Matt Turner
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Michał Górny wrote: > Dnia 2015-01-18, o godz. 15:15:22 > Matt Turner napisał(a): > >> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Michał Górny wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. >> > The list combines global USE

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Michał Górny
Dnia 2015-01-18, o godz. 15:15:22 Matt Turner napisał(a): > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Michał Górny wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > > able to find. > >

Re: [gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Matt Turner
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Michał Górny wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. > The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been > able to find. > > > 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set > 3dnowext - Use the Enhanced 3

[gentoo-dev] Review: desc/cpu_flags_x86.desc

2015-01-18 Thread Michał Górny
Hello, I would like to commit the following flags as cpu_flags_x86_desc. The list combines global USE flags with some local USE flags I've been able to find. 3dnow - Use the 3DNow! instruction set 3dnowext - Use the Enhanced 3DNow! instruction set aes-ni - Enable support for Intel's AES instruct