I486_CPU or I586_CPU in kernel config

Adam Vande More amvandemore at gmail.com
Thu Jun 2 02:08:39 UTC 2011


On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> wrote:

> A little empirical testing:
>
> Times for buildworld after a fresh reboot, /usr/obj/usr deleted, GENERIC
> included, running ccache:
>
> default (486/586 included)      9:05.84
> nocpu I486, nocpu I586_CPU      9.27.88
> nocpu I486_CPU                  8.53.86
>
> So maybe a 6% increase by removing 486 but leaving 586...  These were not
> rigorous benchmarks, it might just be measurement noise.
>

Good to know, thanks.  6% is nothing to sneeze at.  I've already updated my
nanobsd builds.

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Adam Vande More


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