Messages in this thread | | | From | (Måns Rullgård) | Subject | Re: Will kernel compiled for PentiumII run on IBM 6x86MX? | Date | Tue, 05 Aug 2003 14:48:51 +0200 |
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Asfand Yar Qazi <email@asfandyar.cjb.net> writes:
> Read somewhere that the 6x86MX is PentiumII code compatible, but these > processors are listed as two separate options under the kernel config > (2.4.21) > > Will a kernel/apps compiled for PII run on a 6x86MX?
I don't know the details in this particular case. However, even if two CPUs are object code compatible, it doesn't mean that instruction scheduling, caching and such things behave the same way. Code optimized for one CPU might not be optimal for another, even if it runs.
-- Måns Rullgård mru@users.sf.net
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