linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: prevent auto select of mwait

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Message-ID: <20070410173110.GB12476@alberich.amd.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:31:10 +0200
From:	"Andreas Herrmann" <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: prevent auto select of mwait_idle for AMD
 CPUs

Actually I have also written patches to clear the MWAIT flag
for AMD CPUs.

But after re-reading of specs (also Intel's specs) I preferred
to keep the MWAIT flag but to introduce a MWAIT_NO_CSTATE flag.

I think this is the cleaner solution.


Regards,

Andreas



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