Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86, 32-bit: Drop new_cpu_data

[Borislav Petkov]

On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 09:44:02PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> boot_cpu_data is ok for things that are indeed universally valid
> across. That does not include CPUID level, for one.

Wait a minute, hold the phone! :-)

Are you saying that CPUID_EAX(0) could return different values in %eax
on the *same* system with mixed-silicon steppings? Or even on an uniform
system?

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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