freenet.support.CPUInformation
Interface CPUInfo

All Known Subinterfaces:
AMDCPUInfo, IntelCPUInfo, VIACPUInfo
All Known Implementing Classes:
AMDInfoImpl, IntelInfoImpl, VIAInfoImpl

public interface CPUInfo

Author:
Iakin An interface for classes that provide lowlevel information about CPU's free (adj.): unencumbered; not under the control of others Written by Iakin in 2004 and released into the public domain with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. It probably won't make your computer catch on fire, or eat your children, but it might. Use at your own risk.

Method Summary
 String getCPUModelString()
           
 String getVendor()
           
 boolean hasMMX()
           
 boolean hasSSE()
           
 boolean hasSSE2()
           
 boolean hasSSE3()
           
 boolean hasSSE41()
           
 boolean hasSSE42()
           
 boolean hasSSE4A()
           
 

Method Detail

getVendor

String getVendor()
Returns:
A string indicating the vendor of the CPU.

getCPUModelString

String getCPUModelString()
                         throws UnknownCPUException
Returns:
A string detailing what type of CPU that is present in the machine. I.e. 'Pentium IV' etc.
Throws:
UnknownCPUException - If for any reason the retrieval of the requested information failed. The message encapsulated in the execption indicates the cause of the failure.

hasMMX

boolean hasMMX()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the MMX instruction set.

hasSSE

boolean hasSSE()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the SSE instruction set.

hasSSE2

boolean hasSSE2()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the SSE2 instruction set.

hasSSE3

boolean hasSSE3()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the SSE3 instruction set.

hasSSE41

boolean hasSSE41()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the SSE4.1 instruction set.

hasSSE42

boolean hasSSE42()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the SSE4.2 instruction set.

hasSSE4A

boolean hasSSE4A()
Returns:
true iff the CPU support the SSE4A instruction set.