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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