On Apr 17, Jukka Marin wrote
> (Well, NetBSD 1.2 doesn't recognize
> it properly - it claims the CPU is a 486 - could this lead to loss of
> performance?  If so, how do I patch the kernel to know about the 6x86?)
> 

It is a 486 class CPU, with some specific instructions, wich are not the same
as the pentium. Some time ago, FreeBSD integrated some code to detect
such non-intel processors, and use specific intructions if they are available.
Any wolunteers ?

I migth have a look at this when I have some time (I think not before
several months), but I have only pentium, PPro and cyrix to play with.

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Manuel Bouyer, MASI, Universite Paris VI.
email: bouyer@masi.ibp.fr
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