linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2]x86: Fix override new_cpu

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Message-ID: <20130628145734.GB24494@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:57:34 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>
Cc:	hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	x86@...nel.org, bp@...e.de, fenghua.yu@...el.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2]x86: Fix override new_cpu_data.x86 with 486

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:45:16PM +0800, Wang YanQing wrote:
> We should set X86 to 486 before use cpuid
> to detect the cpu type, if we set X86 to 486
> after cpuid, then we will get 486 until
> cpu_detect runs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Since this is not a critical bugfix but a mere correctness issue, and it
is too late for 3.11 anyway, it is most likely going to go straight to
3.12.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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