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From: arnd@arndb.de (Arnd Bergmann)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:14:51 +0200
Subject: Get machine type in user space
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On Thursday 20 June 2013, Nishanth Menon wrote:
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc exposes
> /sys/devices/socX/machine if enabled might help as well?

In theory yes, but in practice very few platforms provide this,
so you cannot rely on it being present.

	Arnd