Re: MSR support for x86

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@noris.de)
5 Mar 1997 14:07:09 +0100

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In linux.dev.kernel, article <Pine.LNX.3.95.970303221036.323A-100000@wiesel.de>,
Stephan Meyer <sensei@wiesel.de> writes:
>
> For the processor instructions, a full 32-bit are used to identify the
> needed register. What if Intel places a new MSR right at the position of
> the "special field"
>
So use an IOCTL, or yet another /proc file, to set the CPU you want to talk
to.

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