linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Display Intel Dynamic Acceleration feature in /proc/cpuinfo

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Date:	Thu, 24 May 2007 16:03:42 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Venki Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Display Intel Dynamic Acceleration feature in /proc/cpuinfo

Venki Pallipadi wrote:
> 
> I can do it in intel setup function. But, the feature may not be activated
> unless the driver is loaded. Going by the hardware capability point
> of view, we can do it in setup function.
> 
> The feature appears in CPUID 6 (called Power Management Leaf) instead of
> regular CPUID 1 features.
> 

This sounds like it should be a new CPUID word?

	-hpa
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