Yep, latest hlds linux port 3.1.0.8 slow down my P3 machine, And it's still complied with the pretty-old i386 codes.
It's a good question, maybe the guys at valve still use i386 machine making games. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin J. Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:51 AM Subject: Re: HLDS with MP support? > > thats a valid question iguess. although we see the smp question every > couple weeks or so, it is a good question to know how hlds is compiled? ive > heard that compiling code with intel's new compiler has given a respectable > increase to a lot of software, both intel and amd alike. > > kev > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Magnetro Chen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 3:24 PM > Subject: Re: HLDS with MP support? > > > | > | To optimizing codes of HLDS seens not bad, > | Optimizing codes with Newer CPU instructions can up the effciency of CPU > | usage, > | Speed up the calculation, and lower the server load. > | > | Does HLDS have optimized with the today's technology? MMX? 3DNow? SIMD? > | Better codes? > | or HLDS have been optimized with i386 codes? > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: Stan Hoeppner > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:04 PM > | Subject: RE: HLDS with MP support? > | > | > | First, please don't send HTML email to this list..or any other list server > | for that matter. > | > | HLDS will run on multiprocessor systems. HLDS is not threaded, and has no > | child processes. It is a single monolithic application. A single > process. > | > | The only way to take advantage of an SMP machine with HLDS is to run > | multiple HLDS servers on it. > | > | Valve does not intend to rewrite HLDS to support SMP. Future Valve game > | server may, but I don't know what Valve's specific goals are. > | > | Again, HLDS will only take advantage of SMP if you run multiple HLDS > servers > | on an SMP machine. A single HLDS server will see no performance > improvement > | on a multiprocessor over a single processor. > | > | StanTheMan > | TheHardwareFreak > | www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | -----Original Message----- > | From: Magnetro Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > | Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 8:30 AM > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Subject: HLDS with MP support? > | > | > | I have seen someone talking about hlds with multi-processors, > | And someone at valve has said that hlds will support multi-processors. > | But I didn't C anything about this, and now hlds still without MP support. > | Does the HLDS on MP project have been cancelled? > | > | >
