linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.26, PAT and AMD family 6

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Message-ID: <482249B2.5000406@keyaccess.nl>
Date:	Thu, 08 May 2008 02:30:42 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: 2.6.26, PAT and AMD family 6

On 08-05-08 02:21, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> On Thu, 8 May 2008, Rene Herman wrote:

>> And again, the kernel DOES see that my CPU features PAT, it just refuses
>> to use it.
> 
> Yuck, because your CPU has the PAT feature the kernel has an obligation
> to support it ?
> 
> Nice try.

No, damnit, it does not need to use it, it needs to NOT HIDE IT FROM ME.

Rene.
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