Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 08 May 2008 02:10:47 +0200 | From | Rene Herman <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.26, PAT and AMD family 6 |
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On 08-05-08 02:03, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Rene Herman wrote: >>> >>> Okay, that is utter nonsense. /proc/cpuinfo has always been, and >>> will always be, the CPU *AS THE KERNEL SEES IT*. If you want >>> something else, use x86info(1). >> >> What a lovely way of syncing reality with your definitions. The kernel >> _does_ see that my CPU features PAT, it just refuses to use it because >> it doesn't trust it enough. Vital difference. Maybe not to the kernel, >> but definitely to me, the user. /proc/cpuinfo is a user interface. >> > > No, /proc/cpuinfo is informing the user about the kernel's view of the > CPU.
And again, the kernel DOES see that my CPU features PAT, it just refuses to use it.
Rene.
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