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