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Linux 7.5 to purge last Intel MMX optimizations from 1997 Pentium era

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Linux kernel developers are preparing to remove the last remaining MMX optimizations, originally introduced by Intel in 1997 for Pentium processors. A patch set to be merged into Linux 7.5, expected in 2027, will eliminate these optimizations from the software RAID XOR code. This move streamlines the codebase, removing over 800 lines of legacy code for a more efficient replacement. While MMX was widely adopted by various processor manufacturers, including AMD and Transmeta, its optimized code has been progressively removed from Linux over the past decade. AI

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Linux 7.5 to purge last Intel MMX optimizations from 1997 Pentium era

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    The end of an era as Linux 7.5 purges the last 30-year-old Intel MMX optimizations from Pentium age

    Linux developers are preparing to make Intel’s ancient MultiMedia eXtensions irrelevant, with the last MMX code now set to be removed from the kernel.

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