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Re: Bug#203324: unreproducible?





On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Ben Collins wrote:

> Not a bug. Current gcc-3.2/gcc-3.3 on sparc is geared toward a default
> v8 hwmul target (e.g. real sun4m's and up). The reason being that the
> old v7/v8softmul was bringing performance down noticably (and I mean
> visually being able to measure small task differences).

> I announced probably 6 months or more ago that this would happen, so it
> should be no surprise.

> sun4c and sun4m-softmul owners should stick with woody.

I remember you talking about sun4c going this route, but don't
remember you talking about any of the sun4m machines....

It is logical based on those machines not having the mul instruction,
but still annoying.

Will sarge ever support at least the sun4m-softmul people, or will
they be stuck with woody from now on?

--Kurt



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