Re: [PATCH] x86, AMD: Correct F15h IC aliasing issue

[Avi Kivity]

On 07/27/2011 09:59 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> >  Yeah, actually the idea is to patch the kernel only this one time
> >  and never ever be needing to do this for future CPUs, for this
> >  matter.
>
> But the check you have added turns this workaround on for all family
> 0x15 CPUs. If a family 0x15 CPU is built with a larger or more
> associative cache, one that does not need the workaround, we would
> still turn on the workaround.

Similarly, if family 0x21 CPUs have a similar arrangement (with 
identical or different cache sizes and associativity) the hardcoded 
check will fail.

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