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diff --git a/shell/README.md b/shell/README.md index d0dd61ec..920e6aec 100644 --- a/shell/README.md +++ b/shell/README.md @@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ Currently runs a tiny dialect of Lisp. Steps to run it from the top-level: results. Hit `ctrl-m` to focus on the `...` after a run, and browse how the _trace_ of how the results were computed. [Here's a 2-minute demo](https://archive.org/details/akkartik-mu-2021-05-31). -3. If your Qemu installation supports them, an `-accel` arguments +3. If your Qemu installation supports them, an `-accel` argument will speed up emulation. Try `-accel help` to list your options. Once you select an accelerator, I recommend also adjusting the `responsiveness` mask in shell/evaluate.mu, which controls how frequently the fake screen updates within the REPL. Smaller values will seem more responsive, larger - values will leave more time to run your programs. I like to see the screen - update about once a second. Some suggested values depending on how fast your - Qemu is running: + values will run your programs faster. I like to see the fake screen update + about once a second. Some suggested values depending on how fast your Qemu + is running: - `-accel kvm` on a T420s running Linux: `0xffff/responsiveness=64k` - `-accel tcg` on a 2019 Mac: `0xfff/responsiveness=4k` |