Re: [Patch] x86-64: fix sibling map again!

[Andi Kleen]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 05:35:32PM -0700, James Cleverdon wrote:
> Hey Suresh,
> 
> Can you tell me why Intel considers cpuid to be The One True
> Way(TM) to get sibling info?  Especially on x86-64, which
> doesn't have the same level of APIC weirdness that i386 does.
> 
> (I won't even mention the fact that someone messed up on the
> MSR the BIOS can use to set bits 7:5 in the cpuid ID value.
> It should allow the BIOS to set bits 7:3.)

I have no great opinion on either ways, but I suppose
it is best to do the same thing as i386 and apply Suresh's patch.

James, any strong objections? 

-Andi

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