From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi-Vw/NltI1exuRpAAqCnN02g@public.gmane.org>,
linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: msr(7) manpage
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:15:37 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49A42B39.2020607@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cfd18e0f0902240144o3f1a9fbew57d880a484eb99de-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
Michael Kerrisk wrote:
>> Could you clarify "seek to the MSR number" == does that mean seek to
>> offset (MSR_number * 8) or something like that?
No, it means see to offset (MSR_number).
>>> as offset in the file and then read or write in chunks of 8 bytes.
>>> A larger size than 8 bytes means multiple reads or writes of the
>>> same register.
>> What are the semantics of reading the same register multiple times?
>> Is a read non-destructive? Do the multiple reads always get the same
>> value?
The semantics are entirely dependent on the register itself. Just like
an I/O device, anything can happen.
-hpa
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-02-24 17:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-02-22 17:05 msr(7) manpage Andi Kleen
[not found] ` <20090222170549.GA23589-qrUzlfsMFqo/4alezvVtWx2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-24 9:40 ` Michael Kerrisk
[not found] ` <cfd18e0f0902240140u464fdb95g25f9bb97a49cda63-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-24 9:44 ` Michael Kerrisk
[not found] ` <cfd18e0f0902240144o3f1a9fbew57d880a484eb99de-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-24 17:15 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2009-02-24 10:14 ` Andi Kleen
2009-03-30 19:29 ` Michael Kerrisk
[not found] ` <cfd18e0f0903301229n73c47368v64c1aadc12f58056-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-30 19:35 ` Michael Kerrisk
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