Subject: Re: DUMMY_NOPS
To: D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@druid.net>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 05/15/1997 10:36:52
On Thu, 15 May 1997 09:15:54 -0400 (EDT)
darcy@druid.net (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) wrote:
> In the GENERIC conf file (for i386) it has the line:
>
> #options DUMMY_NOPS # speed hack; recommended
>
> Now it used to be uncommented by default. Now it is commented out but
> the comment following still suggests that it is a good idea to compile
> this feature in. I am wondering if the comment is now considered wrong
> (and therefore should be changed) or is it still reccommended (and so
> should be in by default.)
...still recommended, but may not work on all PCs, hence it is commented
out.
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