>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 23:02:49 -0800
>From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
>
>
>>I would like to know that if there is any changes to use Pentium MMX CPU 
>>under NetBSD-current. Thanks.
>
>MMX is for applications.  The OS shouldn't have to know anything about
>it (theoretically, anyway).

Not quite true; some additional state (whether the FPU hardware is in
FPU or MMX mode) will need to be saved on every context switch.
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