Re: Adding k9 and k10 to bsd.cpu.mk

On Wednesday 29 August 2007 16:13:10 Roman Divacky wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 11:03:30PM +0400, pluknet wrote:
> > On 29/08/2007, Bj?rn K?nig <bkoenig_at_cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > what do you think about adding the CPU types "k9" and "k10"? These
> > > processors have support for SSE3 and I noticed up to 15% faster
> > > execution of CPU-intensive programs (e.g. graphics/povray) that have
> > > been compiled using -march=athlon-mp -msse3.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Bj?rn
> >
> > there will be no k9. k10 (Barcelona) is successor of k8 and expected
> > to launch late in Q4 of this year(2007).
>
> I dont think the name matters THAT MUCH, the important thing is to support
> the newer CPUs with FreeBSD infrastructure... name it "blahblah" if you
> wish
>

not so sure about this ... specially not *this* name you suggest :)

but athlon64-x2 for S940 and athlon64-am2 for sse3 capable cpus would be kind 
of understandable for all

I think all this cpus are revision E and higher and should understand SSE3

for opterons a note in make.conf might be usefull

venice as said in another mail is not clear for all people and certainly it 
does not appear on the box or elsewhere



-- 

João







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