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I have this utility for my Cyrix 5x86 that enables branch prediction, and I
usually run it in my autoexec in DOS.  Well, I'd love to run this in Linux,
but I'm not quite sure how to port it over to the Linux platform (I don't
have source code for it),  Is there a way I can disassemble it in DOS and
reassemble it in Linux or something?  Thanks for any responses...

Mike

Not sure how to tell you to reverse engineer it, but have you tried to
get it to work under dosemu?  You may be able to get some help or
even source from Cyrix...

- Bob
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: :>I have this utility for my Cyrix 5x86 that enables branch prediction
: :
: :Not sure how to tell you to reverse engineer it, but have you tried to
: :get it to work under dosemu?  You may be able to get some help or
: :even source from Cyrix...

: If Cyrix were to give this code out, that would be cool, otherwise

I saw some postings previous to this in this very newsgroup about
code/patches for Linux that ENABLED the cyrix advanced options (depending
on which you configure).

Anyone got experience with Cyrix's running linux and how they fare
compared to other machines?

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:>I have this utility for my Cyrix 5x86 that enables branch prediction, and I
:>usually run it in my autoexec in DOS.  Well, I'd love to run this in Linux,
:>but I'm not quite sure how to port it over to the Linux platform (I don't
:>have source code for it),  Is there a way I can disassemble it in DOS and
:>reassemble it in Linux or something?  Thanks for any responses...
:
:>Mike
:
:Not sure how to tell you to reverse engineer it, but have you tried to
:get it to work under dosemu?  You may be able to get some help or
:even source from Cyrix...

If Cyrix were to give this code out, that would be cool, otherwise as a short
term measure, you might try booting Linux from dos with the loadlin
program.  This could allow ou to enable branch prediction, and then boot
linux.  I doubt that you would want to compile the code into anything but
the bootloader.  I don't think the computer would be happy about turning
branch  prediction on except in supervisor mode.  Good luck,

Ocie Mitchell