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Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 23:11:45 -0700 From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org> To: Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/10 -tip] x86: Add cpufeature for Processor Name Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote: > Processor Name / Brand String (Function 8000_0002h, 8000_0003h, 8000_0004h) > Functions 8000_0002h, 8000_0003h, and 8000_0004h each return up to 16 ASCII > bytes of the processor name in the EAX, EBX, ECX and EDX registers. > > X86_FEATURE_PNAME will be useful for displaying MSRs like AMD: > MSRC001_00[35:30] Processor Name String Registers > Pointless and wrong. The presence of the processor name is not the same thing as the presence of specific MSRs, which are model-specific. -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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