Re: LSB1.1: /proc/cpuinfo

To: anderson@metrolink.com (Stuart Anderson)
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox), wichert@wiggy.net (Wichert Akkerman), lsb-discuss@lists.linuxbase.org, lsb-spec@lists.linuxbase.org
Subject: Re: LSB1.1: /proc/cpuinfo
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 17:07:11 +0000 (GMT)
Message-id: <[🔎] E16MXoF-0004lA-00@the-village.bc.nu>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20020104114855.X616-100000@trantor.sc.metrolink.com> from "Stuart Anderson" at Jan 04, 2002 11:50:11 AM

> > What do apps actually care about
> > 	-	MMX
> > 	-	Athlon MMX2
> > 	-	SSE
> > 	-	SSE2
> 
> Image manipulation programs need a way to determine the most efficient
> algorithm/instructions to use.

Which is down to MMX, MMX2, SSE, SSE2. Take a look at real existing apps
like mplayer, mp1e and xine.

> Probably not as much here, except as how this info may be used to identify
> erratta on a feature that is important to the program.

The x86 CPU errata are kernel handled so Im not sure that is actually an
issue.

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