From: Derek Gladding <derek_gladding@altavista.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: jiffies rollover, uptime etc.
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:56:50 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020220175953Z292133-890+2997@vger.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020220172052.GA15228@matchmail.com> <Pine.LNX.4.44L.0202201423170.1413-100000@duckman.distro.conectiva> <20020220173216.GC15228@matchmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020220173216.GC15228@matchmail.com>
On Wednesday 20 February 2002 09:32 am, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 02:24:42PM -0300, Rik van Riel wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 01:36:02PM +0200, Ville Herva wrote:
> > > > asm-ia64/param.h:# define HZ 1024
> > > > asm-x86_64/param.h:#define HZ 100
> > >
> > > What's the difference between these two architectures? Intel
> > > 64bit processor and AMD's upcoming 64bit processor?
> >
> > One is a 64 bit extension to a modern superscalar
> > architecture which has descended from 8 bit machines
> > over the ages.
> >
> > The other is a 3-issue VLIW follow-up to the 2-issue
> > VLIW i860.
>
> Oh, I didn't know that processor was used for more than printers,
> raid controllers, and similar.
IIRC, the i960 is the printer/controller arch, the i860 was the
(alleged) "cray-on-a-chip" number cruncher.
- Derek
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-02-20 18:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-02-18 21:42 jiffies rollover, uptime etc Oliver Hillmann
2002-02-18 22:10 ` Alan Cox
2002-02-18 22:03 ` Oliver Hillmann
2002-02-18 22:19 ` Ben Greear
2002-02-18 22:32 ` Tim Schmielau
2002-02-18 22:43 ` Alan Cox
2002-02-18 23:26 ` bert hubert
2002-02-18 23:56 ` J Sloan
2002-02-18 23:57 ` Alan Cox
2002-02-19 0:58 ` Stephen Frost
2002-02-19 4:47 ` Paul Jakma
2002-02-19 0:17 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-02-19 20:55 ` george anzinger
2002-02-20 11:36 ` Ville Herva
2002-02-20 17:20 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-02-20 17:24 ` Rik van Riel
2002-02-20 17:32 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-02-20 17:39 ` Rik van Riel
2002-02-20 17:44 ` Mike Fedyk
2002-02-20 17:56 ` Derek Gladding [this message]
2002-02-21 13:19 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-02-20 19:08 ` David Mosberger
2002-02-20 19:53 ` Robert Love
2002-02-20 15:46 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-02-20 16:50 ` george anzinger
2002-02-18 22:12 ` Tim Schmielau
2002-02-18 23:22 ` J Sloan
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2002-02-19 2:54 Chris Adams
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