From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com>
To: Michel LESPINASSE <walken@zoy.org>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: test11-pre5 breaks vmware
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 12:50:54 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A12F72E.44C44FE2@transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CF021B54DF0@vcnet.vc.cvut.cz> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011151454590.10690-100000@godzilla.spiteful.org> <8uuqmv$el4$1@cesium.transmeta.com> <20001115124931.B28499@windriver.com>
Michel LESPINASSE wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 12:12:15PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Also, if a piece of software needs raw CPUID information (unlike the
> > "cooked" one provided by recent kernels) it should use
> > /dev/cpu/*/cpuid.
>
> Is it also OK to use the cpuid opcode in userspace ? (after checking
> for its presence with the 0x200000 eflags bit)
>
Only on single-CPU systems. What /dev/cpu/*/cpuid gives you is the
ability to direct the CPUID request to a particular CPU.
-hpa
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-11-15 21:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-11-15 17:47 test11-pre5 breaks vmware Petr Vandrovec
2000-11-15 20:05 ` Scott Murray
2000-11-15 20:12 ` H. Peter Anvin
2000-11-15 20:49 ` Michel LESPINASSE
2000-11-15 20:50 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2000-11-16 0:29 ` Albert D. Cahalan
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2000-11-15 22:39 Petr Vandrovec
2000-11-15 17:57 Petr Vandrovec
2000-11-14 12:47 More modutils: It's probably worse Petr Vandrovec
2000-11-15 1:59 ` test11-pre5 breaks vmware Tigran Aivazian
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