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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!sprint!uunet!in3.uu.net!128.138.240.25!boulder!rintintin.Colorado.EDU!fcrary From: fcrary@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Pentium Pro and FreeBSD Date: 29 Apr 1997 15:13:20 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 17 Message-ID: <5k536g$36f@lace.colorado.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: rintintin.colorado.edu NNTP-Posting-User: fcrary Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:39934 Is there some way to optimize FreeBSD for a Pentium Pro, and is it worth it? /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT lists cpu "I386_CPU" cpu "I486_CPU" cpu "I586_CPU" # aka Pentium(tm) as valid options, but that doesn't give an option for Pentium Pros. Similarly, there is a C compiler optimized for Pentiums, and I find it speeds up run times by about 30% relative to non-Pentium compilers, but this doesn't appear to be Pentium Pro specific. The kernel and C compiler for Pentiums runs quite well on my Pentium Pro, but I'm wondering if there are ways to get more out of my processor by customizing the kernel, or using a more optimal compiler, for a Pro... Frank Crary CU Boulder