Re: [PATCH v2]x86: Fix override new_cpu_data.x86 with 486

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Fri Jun 28 2013 - 10:57:43 EST


On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:45:16PM +0800, Wang YanQing wrote:
> We should set X86 to 486 before use cpuid
> to detect the cpu type, if we set X86 to 486
> after cpuid, then we will get 486 until
> cpu_detect runs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>

Since this is not a critical bugfix but a mere correctness issue, and it
is too late for 3.11 anyway, it is most likely going to go straight to
3.12.

Thanks.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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