Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Skeleton CPU selection information needed | Date | Mon, 21 Jul 1997 14:23:01 +0200 | From | Dominik Kubla <> |
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[ Sorry for the empty mail... My fingers got tangled up... :( ]
>>>>> david parsons writes: [...] > No, Intel already has an 80786; it's the graphics processor chip > that was introduced at the same time as the 80386.
Not quite, this beast was called 82786. But IMHO there will never be something like a i786, because Intel can't trademark this designation.
Why not use the CPUID scheme to identify the used CPU. Look at the CPU detection code at www.x86.org. Should be "easy" to change the code in the setup part to properly identify the CPU family, model, stepping and clock frequency and pass that information on to the kernel part. With the variation in CPU features, there is nothing else we can do... Just keep in mind that we can not even rely on a REAL MODE being present: the 80376 was a protected mode only chip!
Dominik Kubla
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