On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:00:50 -0700 (PDT) Roland McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Well, I can add in the test for 0, but finding the set of always-on bits > > in DR6 will have to be done separately. Isn't it possible that different > > CPUs could have different bits? > > I don't know, but it seems unlikely. AFAIK all CPUs are presumed to have > the same CPUID results, for example. No. We merge the CPUID information to get a shared set of capability bits. Generic PC systems with a mix of PII and PIII are possible. The voyager architecture can have even more peculiar combinations of processor modules installed. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
