How user space applications can take advantage of CPU features

Morning people of the Linux ! Recently I came to a question I do not know the answer to although I am with Linux for >20 years, I am talking about the CPU architecture features likes SIMD, SSE, AES, ...  and related gcc CPU architecture switches-maes, -msse3, -msse4 -mrdrand are examples of such gc

uboot and kernel entry point

Hi list, FIT image format of uboot requires to specify kernel entry point and  load address. I thought this info Should be sowewhere in System.map  or in vmlinux  but can not figure  it ourCan u help me how to find kernel entry point  ? Much appreciate,Lev___

KDE stops create any windows

Hello ! I use Mandrake 7.0 KDE desktop. >From some moment, any attempt to create console window or any other selected from menu applications does nothing. Existing windows behaves normal. I`d like to know whether it is possible to trace KDE events and actions ? Thx ===

Q: How to know which process manipulates semaphore ?

Hello gurus ! I am looking for some semapore monitoring tool. I know ipcs command, but it doesn`t help me to find out process - semapore asociation. I understand that kernel debugging can help in this issue, but may be some tool exist ? And the same question concerning threads - do

Help :Connectin to IMAP server refused

Hello everybody ! I have just installed Linux Mandrake 7.0 on PC. This PC run WIN-NT and had connection to Internet and our IMAP server. I use exactly the same IP address the PC had before. I can make a ping to IMAP server and I can open telnet session to imap port 143 on

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