Re: 2.1.109 detects intel 486 as Cx486DLC

Nick Holloway (Nick.Holloway@alfie.demon.co.uk)
18 Jul 1998 22:37:18 +0100


clem@clem.digital.net (Pete Clements) writes:
> Have Intel 486DX2/66 but
> /proc/cpuinfo says
>
> model : Cx486DLC
> vendor_id : CyrixInstead

I have the same here. My Intel 486 (which 2.0 reports vendor etc as
unknown) is reported as a Cyrix too.

I have some digging, and it appears the reason for this is that
test_cyrix_52div is returning true. Someone with more knowledge of the
assembly needs to give it a look.

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