linux-kernel - [PATCH] More informative about unknown CPU

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0810092014190.7473@sko.w0.dk>
Date:	Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:47:24 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Hans Schou <linux@...ou.dk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] More informative about unknown CPU


Hi

Write the name of the unknown vendor_id to output instead of just "file 
not found".

Tag changed to 'vendor_id' as used in /proc/cpuinfo

Signed-off-by: Hans Schou <linux@...ou.dk>


--- linux.trees.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c.orig   2008-10-09 17:33:29.000000000 +0200
+++ linux.trees.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c        2008-10-09 17:33:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static void __cpuinit get_cpu_vendor(str

         if (!printed) {
                 printed++;
-               printk(KERN_ERR "CPU: Vendor unknown, using generic init.\n");
+               printk(KERN_ERR "CPU: vendor_id '%s' unknown, using generic init.\n", v);
                 printk(KERN_ERR "CPU: Your system may be unstable.\n");
         }

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