Re: [PATCH] i386: add command line option "local_apic_timer_c2_ok"

Andi Kleen
2007-03-29T13:20:41Z

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007, Len Brown wrote:
> >
> > I think the only fool-proof way to do this automatically is to
>
> Why not just take the known-good CPUID signature?

I didn't think we could reliably distingush mobile cpus with C2+
versus desktop CPUs without it. Or rather you would need a table
for each new CPU revision Intel/AMD put out. That would be probably
quite nightmarish to maintain.

-Andi