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SubjectRe: [PATCH] X86: cpu_debug support for VIA / Centaur CPU's

* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@kernel.org> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > MSRs should really be enumerated along CPU features. They will be
> > accessed if a CPU offers that CPU feature.
> >
>
> Nice in theory, but so many MSRs have to be enumerated with obscure test
> combinations, that it really isn't practical in the general case. That
> is why we have the safe MSR variants.
>
> >
> > Yeah, the safe read should never fault - there should be all
> > zeroes or an error return.
> >
>
> Error return, MSRs #GP if not present. All zero means a present
> MSR (which is zero.)

yes, of course - i meant the /debug/x86/cpu/* behavior: it should
either result zeroes, or should return -EINVAL. (probably the
latter)

Ingo


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