From a745749382b898da1fbd1e23949a9edcf703d917 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kartik K. Agaram" Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2021 10:44:05 -0700 Subject: . --- shell/README.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'shell') 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` -- cgit 1.4.1-2-gfad0