Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 03 Nov 2000 08:51:57 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86 boot time check for cpu features |
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Alan Cox wrote: > > > + lea cpuid_fail_msg, %si > > + call prtstr > > +1: jmp 1b > > +cpuid_fail_msg: > > + .string "Required CPU features are not present - compile kernel for the proper CPU type." > > +cpuid_pass: > > Only one very minor suggestion > > 1: hlt > j 1b > > Q: are any of the things you test present in processors only after we > do magic 'cpuid' enable invocations ?
AFAIK, none of the braindead chips have cmov instructions or PAE support (only PentiumPro+ and Athlon do). If someone can prove me wrong I'd like to know.
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