[bf1942] x86 optimizations?

[Ryan C. Gordon]

> Will it be using this information in the (near) future to do any sort of
> optimization for any specific CPU?

If DICE adds it, but I wouldn't count on it. See below.

> I'm also guessing that the 'No' response applies to 'does the server have
> any ASM code?', right?

It uses the Time Stamp register for timing, which needs the "rdtsc"
assembly instruction, but it doesn't do any MMX, etc.

Generally, things like MMX and 3DNow are used for very special cases, and
9 times out of ten, they aren't worth the trouble to code and lack of
portability they bring with them.

--ryan.