From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:59:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:59:13 -0400 Received: from techmonkeys.org ([24.72.12.135]:29880 "EHLO techmonkeys.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:58:53 -0400 Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 03:59:10 -0600 From: "Matthew S . Hallacy" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Athlon doesn't like Athlon optimisation? Message-ID: <20010905035910.L20505@techmonkeys.org> In-Reply-To: <200109050521.WAA26155@equinox.unr.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200109050521.WAA26155@equinox.unr.edu>; from ejolson@unr.edu on Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 10:21:58PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 10:21:58PM -0700, Eric Olson wrote: > > Robert Redelmeier told me he has written a version of his burnMMX which > uses K7 MMX 3DNow streaming cache bypass load/store instruction sequences > similar to what is used in linux/arch/i386/lib/mmx.c > I'm happy to report that after leaving these (burnK7, and burnMMX) running for about 30 minutes there were no problems, a slight increase in CPU/system temperature, but within safe limits, along with a nice load average.. FYI: processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 4 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor stepping : 4 cpu MHz : 1327.702 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 2647.65 note this is the "c" core chip, 256M DDR RAM, PC Chips M830LR motherboard w/ the SiS 735 Chipset, (note, my single-chip chipset requires no fan, unlike the VIA chipsets) All rather well considering the CPU fan is missing two blades, and only has the little pink patch of thermal grease. Matthew S. Hallacy --