Re: 2.4.0-test6: AMD Duron cache reporting wrong

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2000 - 05:31:10 EST

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> CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K L1 D Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line)
> CPU: L2 Cache: 1K
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor stepping 00
>
> Obviously the L2 reporting is incorrect.

Actually the software is correct. The bug is on the CPU. It has 128K but reports
1K. AMD has an errata note on it and I fixed 2.2 if someone wants to lift
the fix (the fix is basically if this stepping of athlon then 128K and ignore
the msr)

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