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Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:07:30 +0200 From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> Cc: X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de> Subject: [PATCH 1/5] x86, cpu: Add a synthetic cpu feature From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de> This will be used in alternatives later as an always-replace flag. Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de> --- arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 2 +- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h index e99ac27f95b2..043d61e66efc 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ #define X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC (3*32+18) /* "" Lfence synchronizes RDTSC */ #define X86_FEATURE_11AP (3*32+19) /* "" Bad local APIC aka 11AP */ #define X86_FEATURE_NOPL (3*32+20) /* The NOPL (0F 1F) instructions */ - /* 21 available, was AMD_C1E */ +#define X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS (3*32+21) /* "" Always-present feature */ #define X86_FEATURE_XTOPOLOGY (3*32+22) /* cpu topology enum extensions */ #define X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE (3*32+23) /* TSC is known to be reliable */ #define X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC (3*32+24) /* TSC does not stop in C states */ diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c index 22018f70a671..6a0361d7132c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c @@ -724,6 +724,8 @@ static void __init early_identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) if (this_cpu->c_bsp_init) this_cpu->c_bsp_init(c); + + setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS); } void __init early_cpu_init(void) -- 1.8.3 -- 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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