Re: /proc/cpuinfo a bit broken in 2.1.76

Magnus Sjoegren (m-23347@mailbox.swipnet.se)
Sun, 4 Jan 1998 11:20:31 +0100 (MET)


On Sat, 3 Jan 1998, Martin Mares wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > I am running 2.1.76 on an i486dx33 with 8mb ram. It is an ip masq box for
> > my local network, and it functions perfectly.. Anyway, this is the output
> > of cat /proc/cpuinfo.
> >
> > processor : 0
> > cpu family : 4
> > model : unknown
> > vendor_id : unknown
> > stepping : unknown
> > fdiv_bug : no
> > hlt_bug : no
> > sep_bug : no
> > f00f_bug : no
> > fpu : yes
> > fpu_exception : yes
> > cpuid level : -1
> > wp : yes
> > flags :
> > bogomips : 16.38
>
> Hmmm... I don't see anything wrong in it. Old Intel 486's don't have
> a CPUID instruction, so the vendor ID cannot be determined.
>

I think there is something fishy about this anyway ;)
Had /proc/cpuinfo changing aswell in 2.1.76. It used to be 486 DX/2 and
now it is detected as a 487 DX.

The processor is a i486DX/2 66MHz.

Magnus