Re: Ultimate Cyrix CPU detection [PATCH] 2.1.108

Rafael Reilova (rreilova@ececs.uc.edu)
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:01:27 -0400 (EDT)


Hi Ragnar,

On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, Ragnar Hojland Espinosa wrote:

> > The following patch against 2.1.108 should correctly detect all Cyrix CPU
> > ever made (and then some). Everything that was previously done in
>
> setup.c:291: section attribute cannot be specified for local variables
>
> Patch wont compile unless you remove the __initdata from cyrix_model(..)

It compiles fine under egcs. Once again bitten by the compiler :-(

I'll check with 2.7.2.3 when I get back home and fix the __initdata stuff.

THX!

> > The patch also decodes the silicon stepping numbers to match those printed
> > on-chip and in publications. Supports extended cpuid levels for the Mxi
>
> Can't say if it works or not.. 108 has these display problems..

You mean the scrollback buffer, right? Using cat /proc/cpuinfo and
dmesg | more should let you confirm if the detection was correct.

Cheers,

Rafael

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