linux-kernel - Re: [X86] Remove unnecessary code in 64bit CPU identification.

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Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 00:14:38 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [X86] Remove unnecessary code in 64bit CPU identification.

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:09:35AM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
 > There were no 64bit Transmeta CPUs made (and it'd be something of
 > a surprise if they started any time soon).   To the best of my knowledge,
 > no CPU vendor cloned the 80860000 cpuid space claimed by Transmeta.
 > By removing this code, we can also eliminate calling cpuid 0x80000007 twice.

argh, after reading this a dozen times, I send it, and then notice a typo.
That should be ' eliminate calling cpuid 0x80000000 twice'

	Dave

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