linux-kernel - [v2.6.34-stable 142/165] x86, cpu: Add CPU flags for F16C and RDRND

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Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:48:06 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	<stable@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Subject: [v2.6.34-stable 142/165] x86, cpu: Add CPU flags for F16C and RDRND

From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>

                   -------------------
    This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release.
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-2.6.34.git
    If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment.
                   -------------------

commit 24da9c26f3050aee9314ec09930a24c80fe76352 upstream.

Add support for the newly documented F16C (16-bit floating point
conversions) and RDRND (RDRAND instruction) CPU feature flags.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 5d06401..0cfa2fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_XSAVE	(4*32+26) /* XSAVE/XRSTOR/XSETBV/XGETBV */
 #define X86_FEATURE_OSXSAVE	(4*32+27) /* "" XSAVE enabled in the OS */
 #define X86_FEATURE_AVX		(4*32+28) /* Advanced Vector Extensions */
+#define X86_FEATURE_F16C	(4*32+29) /* 16-bit fp conversions */
+#define X86_FEATURE_RDRND	(4*32+30) /* The RDRAND instruction */
 #define X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR	(4*32+31) /* Running on a hypervisor */
 
 /* VIA/Cyrix/Centaur-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0xC0000001, word 5 */
-- 
1.7.12.rc2

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