linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Move cpu long mode verification code to common file (was Re: [RFC] [PATCH 10/16] x86

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Date:	Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:54:29 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Reloc Kernel List <fastboot@...ts.osdl.org>,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, akpm@...l.org, hpa@...or.com,
	magnus.damm@...il.com, lwang@...hat.com, dzickus@...hat.com,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Move cpu long mode verification code to common file (was Re: [RFC] [PATCH 10/16] x86_64: 64bit PIC ACPI wakeup)

Hi!

> > It would be much better if this least this CPUID code was in a common shared 
> > file with head.S

> 
> Pleaese find attached the patch which moves verify_cpu code to a
> single file arch/x86_64/kernel/verify_cpu.S and this file is included
> by all to do the cpu long mode and SSE checks.

Looks ok to me on quick look...

> @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
> +/*
> + *
> + *	verify_cpu.S
> + *
> + * 	14 Nov 2006  Vivek Goyal: Created the file

Could we get copyright/GPL here, instead?
									Pavel
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