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SubjectRe: cacheline size detection code in 2.5.66
On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 05:39:37PM +0300, Ivan Kokshaysky wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 02:35:25PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Ivan confused me. Either he read the application note wrong or it is wrong.
>
> Ok, it's available at
> http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/20734.pdf

For info, that is a reliable[*] way to detect XP/MP Athlons.
It's used in the kernel for SMP tainting, and x86info has also been
using it for some time.

Dave

[*] AMD screwed up one stepping of XPs and enabled the MP bit even though
they weren't actually MPs.

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