kqemu runs 2x faster on i386 than amd64!?

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Steve Franks" <stevefranks at ieee.org> writes:

> Guess I should've mentioned the target is 32-bit win2k...

If the target isn't the same as the host, I think it's going to have
to use (at least partial) emulation instead of direct execution...

> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Steve Franks <stevefranks at ieee.org> wrote:
>> I'm not comparing apples-to-apples exactly, but both my disks are in
>> the same system, both are running 7-stable from within the last few
>> months, so it's pretty close.  Also, the i386 is a direct replacement
>> of the amd64 to fix this and other problems, so the software &
>> settings set is pretty identical also...
>>
>> kqemu crawls when I boot amd64 (and I notice the processor is always
>> over 50%), and it's reasonalbly usable on i386 (also, the processor is
>> often in the 30% range, instead of 60%).
>>
>> Steve
>>
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Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
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