Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: cpu/proc.c adding extended_cpuid_level for/proc/cpuinfo

[H. Peter Anvin]

Borislav Petkov wrote:
>>>
>> why we need cpuid_level ?
> 
> It is already visible in userspace. I think you've got an answer to a
> very similar question already:
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124206571628464
> 

extended_cpuid_level should be motivated, but probably does make sense.
 It hardly "completes" /proc/cpuinfo; especially if you consider that
there are at least three additional ranges in wide use (two used by a
single vendor only, and the third by virtualization software.)

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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