Re: CPU options during config
Michael Meissner (meissner@cygnus.com)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:21:18 -0500
On Wed, Jan 06, 1999 at 03:39:33AM -0500, Anthony Barbachan wrote:
> If I remember correctly the 6x86 are suppose to be ppro opcode compatable
> (at least from 200 Mhz and up). I suspect the K6 is as well. Remember that
> the main reason intel abandoned the socket 7 architecture is that they are
> trying to impose their own proprietary architecture, a la MCA.
> Unfortunately they are succeeding somewhat. However this doesn't make the
> latest socket 7 chips only pentium compatable.
At the level of user instructions, the (older?) K6 don't support CMOV and
FCMOV (Pentium-{Pro,II} conditional move instructions).
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