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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/init-arch.c b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/init-arch.c
index f0d2bb7d14..34ec2df2d5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/init-arch.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/init-arch.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/* Initialize CPU feature data.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
- Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ __init_cpu_features (void)
get_common_indeces (&family, &model);
/* Intel processors prefer SSE instruction for memory/string
- routines if they are avaiable. */
+ routines if they are available. */
__cpu_features.feature[index_Prefer_SSE_for_memop]
|= bit_Prefer_SSE_for_memop;
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ __init_cpu_features (void)
kind = arch_kind_amd;
get_common_indeces (&family, &model);
+
+ unsigned int ecx = __cpu_features.cpuid[COMMON_CPUID_INDEX_1].ecx;
+
+ /* AMD processors prefer SSE instructions for memory/string routines
+ if they are available, otherwise they prefer integer instructions. */
+ if ((ecx & 0x200))
+ __cpu_features.feature[index_Prefer_SSE_for_memop]
+ |= bit_Prefer_SSE_for_memop;
}
else
kind = arch_kind_other;