linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] x86 fixes

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Date:	Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:40:08 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] x86 fixes

> Our firewall here uses a Via C3-600 CPU, and CMOV has never worked on it.
> But based upon your posting, I have today upgraded the BIOS to the
> latest (2004) version.

That's probably not new enough. 

> 
> Now.. how can I check whether CMOV works or not?  It's not listed in 
> /proc/cpuinfo.

If it's not in cpuinfo it won't work.

-Andi

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