Re: [Patch] x86, x86_64: fix cpu model for family 0x6

From: Petr Vandrovec
Date: Fri Sep 30 2005 - 17:37:59 EST


Siddha, Suresh B wrote:
On Sat, Oct 01, 2005 at 12:02:16AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:

I applied an earlier mix of your original one and Petr's suggestions. Hope it's ok.


Andi I prefer to follow the SDM guidelines. Who knows if future families
comeup with a different rule or use/initialize these extended model/family
bits differently. I am just being paranoid.

And which chance is bigger - that such hypothetical processor will use
extended model, and your code will get incorrect answer everywhere, or
that such hypothetical processor will not use extended model, and your
code will be right?

+ if (c->x86 >= 0xf)


And also you have a typo. It should be 0x6.

It is intentional. Maybe it could do BUG_ON(c->x86 < 0xf).
Petr

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