Re: [PATCH] x86: clear incorrectly forced X86_FEATURE_LAHF_LM flag

[Ingo Molnar]

* Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > +
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Some BIOSes incorrectly set this feature, but only
> > +		 * Revision E (with Extended Model = 2) actually supports
> > +		 * it.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (!(level & 0x00020000))
> > +			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_LAHF_LM);
> 
> let me check this internally next week because it seems that 
> according to the Fam 0xf RevGuide 
> (http://support.amd.com/us/Processor_TechDocs/25759.pdf) erratum 
> 110 applies to atleast 3 CPU revisions with extended model 0x1 
> too.

Ok, mind resending the patch (or dropping it) if you figured that 
out? We need to be careful about restoring CPU erratum workarounds 
that BIOSen install ... these things are very hard to test and easy 
to get wrong.

	Ingo
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