linux-kernel - Re: CPU MTRRs and linux kernel

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Message-ID: <20120612135925.GJ17596@alberich.amd.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:59:25 +0200
From:	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
To:	Mahmood Naderan <nt_mahmood@...oo.com>
CC:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	"\"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org\"" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: CPU MTRRs and linux kernel

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 06:48:10AM -0700, Mahmood Naderan wrote:
> Thanks Borislav,

> I want to know, should I upgrade to the latest kernel or it is
> possible to download the source of 2.6.32-24 from repository and
> modify cleanup.c and then recompile?


Trying to update to latest kernel package is the first thing to do.  I
think they've provided kernels >=2.6.32-35 or so.

So chances are high that they already have picked up the fix from
2.6.32-stable tree updates.


Regards,
Andreas


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