Re: [Valgrind-users] valgrind w/intel Core Duo SSE3

[Nicholas N. <nj...@cs...>]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, David Stuebe wrote:

> I am trying to use valgrind on code compiled with Intel compilers. Valgrind
> says it is SSE3 compliant, but the runtime check built into the code crashes
> it unless I compile with no optimization.
> Error is:
> Fatal Error: This program was not built to run on the processor in your
> system.
> The allowed processors are: Intel Pentium 4 and compatible Intel processors
> with Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) instruction support.
>
> About Intel Optimization:
> -msse3 generate code for Intel Core(TM) Duo processors, Intel Core(TM) Solo
>
> Any ideas about whether this is a snafu in the runtime check that Intel uses
> or a legitimate problem with valgrind and Intel?

I would guess the former, but I though Valgrind pretended (via CPUID) to be 
some kind of Intel machine, so I could be wrong.

Nick