Re: [git pull] x86 fixes

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Tue Sep 09 2008 - 06:24:44 EST


Krzysztof Halasa <khc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> - "modern 32-bit": PPro and better. Can take CMOV, MMX and TSC for
>> granted.
>
> VIA C3 (Samuel 2/Ezra, 600 - 1000 MHz?, common on VIA EPIA-*: home
> theatres etc) can't CMOV.

AFAIK they fixed that in newer BIOS with a microcode update. It's
slow, but it works.

-Andi
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