This is all correct, but again, the mplayer code explicitly checks the cputype at runtime and dyanmically uses the most efficient code.
So, it should be possible to build for all systems (ev5) and yet maintain the performance of MVI for systems that support it.
...tom Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
According to my vague memories it is Motion Video Instructions, which
I find here as well:
http://www.alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/alpha_21164_21164pc.html
Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_Alpha it supports starts
at 21164PC.
Greetings
Helge