On Llu, 2003-04-14 at 23:27, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 12:21:10AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > If my patch is wrong and this is a RTFM please give me a hint where to
> > find the "M".
> >
> > The AMD K6-II and K6-III do support 3DNow!
>
> The 3dnow memory copies aren't a win on anything
> earlier than an Athlon iirc.
Under 1% on a K6. The processor is so horribly memory bound the
actual copy function is borderline irrelevant. If its not in the
K6-III cache its not arriving in a hurry
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