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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: Probing for native availability of isel from userspace
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:26:12 +0200
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> Is it possible to determine if _native_ isel is available from  
> userspace
> somehow?

Just try to execute one and catch the SIGILL?


Segher