Re: [Q] Looking for an emulation for CMOV* instructions.

From: Dave Jones (davej@suse.de)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2002 - 12:30:20 EST

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On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:18:52PM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> > > What's the point of optimizing an IF to a cmov if I have
> > > to insert another IF to see if I can use cmov?
> > I've always wondered. Intel made the instruction optional yet there isnt
> > an obvious way to do runtime fixups on it
> Yes there is -- emulation! :-)

Too much overhead to be of practical use..

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