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Re: [LI] CPU vendor detection by kernel

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Subject: Re: [LI] CPU vendor detection by kernel
From: Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:52:33 -0800
In-reply-to: <00db01bf30ef$32b06040$eb4e3ad1@bilal>; from Bilal Muddassir on Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 04:14:56PM +0500
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On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 04:14:56PM +0500, Bilal Muddassir wrote:
> I thought about that too.
> But isn't CPUID Intel specific?
> Correct me

No, it isn't. Even clones have CPUID instruction. They just return
different values. "Genuine Intel", "Authentic AMD" etc.
	
	-Arun

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References:
- Re: [LI] CPU vendor detection by kernel
  - From: Indranil Das Gupta
- Re: [LI] CPU vendor detection by kernel
  - From: Bilal Muddassir

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