Re: Various x86 syscall mechanisms

[Jan Engelhardt]

On Saturday 2008-06-21 02:27, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> There is no reason we couldn't do syscall for 32-bit native, but the only
> processor that would benefit would be K7, and that's far enough in the past
> that I don't think anyone cares enough.

Well if it gives a speed improvement, I'd certainly care.
I do not see a reason why I should throw away the K7 if it still works,
even after 5 years lifetime.
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