Re: [PATCH 0/9] Add CPU-type to topology

Pawan Gupta
2024-06-27T13:22:38Z

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 05:51:54AM -0700, Ricardo Neri wrote:
> ARM gives userspace specific details. This makes more sense to me. Instead
> of reading these details, user space would have to infer these details if
> a CPU type was given in sysfs.
>
> Having said that, Intel does have a CPUID leaf that gives the CPU type. Such
> leaf also has a "Native Model ID". Exposing only the CPU type may not be
> sufficient.

Do we know if there are applications that would benefit from this information?

We agreed to leave sysfs for another series. I will be sending v2 soon.