linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Don't use NOPL on 32-bit cpu's because not all systems support it.

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Message-ID: <48CFECA1.2020009@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:28:01 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	linux@...dersweb.net, the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Don't use NOPL on 32-bit cpu's because not all systems
 support it.

Alan Cox wrote:
>> Given that, we should either just rip this code out, or detect VPC 
>> (how?).  The latter option can be done post-.27, of course; if so, we 
> 
> Make the user pass a "vpcworkarounds" boot option...

<joke>
Kernel Tainted: Microsoft
</joke>

	-hpa

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