Re: cacheline size detection code in 2.5.66

From: Dave Jones (davej@codemonkey.org.uk)
Date: Tue Mar 25 2003 - 07:43:33 EST


On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 01:15:27PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > BTW, the "AMD Processor Recognition Application Note" calls bit 19
> > "Multiprocessing Capable". ;-)
> Hmm, yes it's broken. 19 is CFLUSH in the 8000_0001 extended CPUID word,
> but not in index 0000_0001.

On K8 maybe, but on K7, its correct as it stands. bit 19 of 80000001
is the MP capability bit. As K7 never had clflush, its not defined
there.

> Broken in i386 too.

I don't see anything broken there. The K7 / K8 feature flags are not
bit for bit compatible though iirc (can't find my K8 cpuid manuals right now).

                Dave

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