Here's where to get the skinny on Multimedia Extentions and more:
Using MMX with Linux:
http://www.sds.lcs.mit.edu/MMX/
3DNow! Support for Linux (some additional MMX stuff):
http://www.nb.net/~rob/amd/amd.htm
It should also be noted that K6's are rumored to be less stable under
Linux than Intel processors (there was a website on this very subject,
although I am unable to find it in my bookmarks). Of all the Linux
machines we support, only 5% are K6/Non-Intel based, non of which have
experienced any "major" problems.
As for K6-2,3 single processor and K7 SMP support, the x86-compatability
in the chips should keep things in line with current kernel development.
Many of the patches have been released for enhancements and optimizations
to specific registers in the K6-2 and K6 as well as to make proc/cpuinfo
and binutils behave (at least that's all I've been able to notice with my
experience tinkering around with them).
Peter Lukas
Math Systems Office
University of Minnesota
On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Herbert Wengatz 42850 wrote:
> +> > Not much more than just make proc/cpuinfo provide the proper information.
> +>
> +> this is not likley, since at the least, IO and inter-processor interrupts
> +> will be different from the Intel-proprietary (IO-APIC, etc)
> +> that Linux uses now. I wouldn't guess this will be a big deal,
> +> but it's definitely a little new code.
> +>
> +> > Of course, at that time you'll be able to write your own programs and such
> +> > to make use of the 3DNow! optimizations using 3dnow.h. What would be
> +> > really cool is something like a 3DNow-optimized Mesa.
> +>
> +> huh? you can write 3dnow code already (HJ released a binutils that even
> +> assembles the opcodes!). in any case, 3dnow patches for Mesa already exist,
> +> and does make a difference.
>
> Hey, that sounds, great! - Are the "same" patches available for the MMX-Extensions
> also ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Herbert Wengatz
>
> Herbert Wengatz Private email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>One of the best-kept secrets here at.. [Microsoft] ..is the widespread
> use of UNIX by a variety of developers in a variety of circumstances.
> "There are definitely a lot of people here who use LINUX," Chapman says
> flatly. << from: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/unix - Click on: "UNIX devs
> in Microsoftland" (lower right corner). An article in which Microsoft
> claims that they will get UNIX "out of the Microsoft door" and proove
> that they do the contrary thing.
>
>
