Re: Patch for K6 sep flag

Thomas Molina (tmolina@probe.net)
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:23:31 -0600 (EST)


On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Meelis Roos wrote:

> BG> This patch fixes /proc/cpuinfo for the K6 model 6. On this version of
> BG> the K6, bit 10 of the extended flags register denotes the SYSCALL/SYSRET
> BG> capability. On later models, bit 11 (the same as the PPro/PII) is used.
>
> Yep, it works.

I wanted to take this opportunity to say the code in 2.2.0pre3 seems to
correctly identify the features in a later K6 (model 8). I now get
3dnow detected as it should. Thanks.

processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 5
model : 8
model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
stepping : unknown
cpu MHz : 350.802788
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mmx 3dnow
bogomips : 699.60

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