linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] padlock: don't whinge when loaded on a non-VIA cpu

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:08:33 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, kyle@...artin.ca,
	kmcmartin@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] padlock: don't whinge when loaded on a non-VIA cpu

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:37:41 -0400
Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca> wrote:

> +	if (!((boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_CENTAUR) &&
> +	     (boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 6)))	/* only on VIA C3 and above */
> +		return -ENODEV;

Why add this?

>  	if (!cpu_has_xcrypt) {
>  		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "VIA PadLock not detected.\n");
>  		return -ENODEV;

When you could simply delete the printk lines?

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