Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:02:47 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: cpu_debug.c prepare report if files are inappropriate or CPU is not supported |
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> > Do you still think that boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor is better option in > > case for multiple CPUs. > > yes. Assymetric SMP never really happened on x86.
It did but not between vendors. You can get away with a vendor assumption but cpu type (mixed 486SX/DX, PII/PIII/Celeron) mixed steppings and mixed speeds do occur. We've never supported the mixed 486SX cases but the PII/PIII cases work (or at least worked).
Alan
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