Re: 2.1.75 K6 Reports f00f bug

Regis Duchesne (regis@via.ecp.fr)
Tue, 23 Dec 1997 05:22:32 +0100 (CET)


> This should be easy to fix...
> Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled.
> #bash cat /proc/cpuinfo
> model : AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions
> vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
> f00f_bug : yes
Since there is no detection-then-workaround of this bug anymore (the
workaround is always enabled, even if the processor hasn't the bug),
perhaps could we remove this entry from /proc/cpuinfo?

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