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

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/04/2013 01:02 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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?
> 

Yes and yes (in the latter case due to inconsistent MSR programming.)

	-hpa

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