Re: [PATCH] x86: enable CPUID on Cyrix cpus with CPUID disabled

[Yinghai Lu]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@xxxxx>
>
> The macros setCx86_old() and getCx86_old() do not
> work as a comment says in the processor-cyrix.h.
>
> Use working inline functions instead to enable
> the CPUID instriction on Cyrix cpus.
>
> Tested on IBM 6x86MX cpu with disabled the
> CPUID instruction.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@xxxxx>
> ---
>
> This patch is against the linux-next tree (20080819)
> as it contains the following patch:
>
> x86, cyrix: debug
> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfr/linux-next.git;a=commit;h=026e2c05ef58ef413e2d52696f125d5ea1aa8bce
>
> The linux-2.6-tip tree has not the Ingo's patch so it
> does not require my patch.
>
> I am confused. Is the x86 detection code for Cyrix
> cpus is right in the linux-next or in the linux-2.6-tip?
> Should I prepare patches against the linux-2.6-tip
> or linux-next?

linux-2.6-tip.

YH
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