From: "Mallick, Asit K" <asit.k.mallick@intel.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] Patch to set the OSFXSR bit of CR4
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:02:30 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ia64-105590693005976@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-ia64-105590693005975@msgid-missing>
It is already enabled in 2.4.7 kernel.
Thanks,
Asit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robboy, David G [mailto:david.g.robboy@intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 3:58 PM
> To: 'linux-ia64@linuxia64.org'
> Subject: [Linux-ia64] Patch to set the OSFXSR bit of CR4
>
>
> Linux should enable the ia32 "streaming SIMD" instructions (the PIII
> extensions of MMX). These instructions work on the Itanium
> processor under
> seamless. Currently Linux disables them by clearing the
> OSFXSR bit of CR4.
>
> Here's the patch for linux R2.4.5.
>
> - David Robboy
>
> include/asm-ia64/ia32.h
> 373c373
> < #define IA32_CR4 0 /* No architectural
> extensions */
> ---
> > #define IA32_CR4 (1 << 9) /* Set OSFXSR to
> enable streaming
> SIMD */
>
>
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2001-07-31 22:57 [Linux-ia64] Patch to set the OSFXSR bit of CR4 Robboy, David G
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