Re: [PATCH] x86: Don't use NOPL on 32-bit cpu's because not all systems support it.

H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-16T17:28:44Z

Alan Cox wrote:
>> Given that, we should either just rip this code out, or detect VPC
>> (how?). The latter option can be done post-.27, of course; if so, we
>
> Make the user pass a "vpcworkarounds" boot option...

<joke>
Kernel Tainted: Microsoft
</joke>

-hpa