Re: [PATCH] Fix i486 suspend to disk CR4 oops

[Andi Kleen]

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:34:50PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> >>>
> >>The other alternative is to probe for the CPUID instruction (via
> >>EFLAGS.ID) -- CR4 is present if and only if CPUID exists.
> >
> >Can be already checked for with boot_cpu_data.extended_cpuid_level.
> >
> 
> I believe you mean just plain cpuid_level (which is set to -1 if CPUID 
> doesn't exist.)  extended_cpuid_level is only defined on x86-64, but all 
> x86-64 CPUs have CR4.

Yes I meant plain cpuid_level. Just wanted to mention that before someone
opencodes another cpuid test.

-Andi
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