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By author: Frank Davis <fdavis112@juno.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> 2. There's a bug in get_model_name(),
> cpuid(0x80000001, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &(c->x86_capability));
>
> that overwrites the capability state. It will be fixed in 2.2.18 by
> Dave Jones. Should we also look at Peter Anvin's fix for the problem
> that Linus mentioned? What are the other features of the Pentium IV
> should be included in the kernel pending the capability state fix?
>
I'm working on a revamp of the i386 CPUID detection code, which will
fix this problem as a side effect.
-hpa
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