Re: [PATCH] x86, AMD: Correct F15h IC aliasing issue

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 07/26/2011 11:37 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>>
>> I think the question was the width (and position) for the mask... i.e.
>> your [14:12] above which *is* magic.
> 
> Oh, that's easy: family 15h means bits [14:12] - those bits are used for
> I$ index generation.
> 

In other words, it's completely ad hoc.

	-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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