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From: Bandan Das <bsd@redhat.com>
Subject: APIC_ID in apic_reg_write()
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:47:06 -0400
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Why do we allow writes to APIC_ID ? On all _newer_ processors, it's
read only. The spec doesn't explicitly mention it though, or atleast
I couldn't find it. Does userspace have a reason to modify it ?

Bandan