linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.30-rc8 [also: VIA Support]

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Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:43:01 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Zick" <lkml@...ethan.org>
Cc:	Harald Welte <HaraldWelte@...tech.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Duane Griffin <duaneg@...da.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.30-rc8 [also: VIA Support]

On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 04:38:13PM -0500, Michael S. Zick wrote:
 > I have already preceded that chunk of code with a printk and confirmed
 > that x86_clflush_size is properly set to 64 bytes (somewhere else).
 > 
 > So your suggestion is the obvious one for the C7-M,
 > I don't know about any other makes/models. 
 > 
 > This machine's C7-M is being reported as a "stepping 0" ??
 > What is earlier than a stepping 0 ??

Earlier model numbers.
(Stepping gets reset to 0 every time they bump the model)

	Dave

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