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Re: [LI] CPU vendor detection by kernel

On Thu, Nov 18, 1999 at 08:00:09AM +0530, DigitelNet Systems wrote:

> is there any way we can read the CPU serial no not just the signature ?

Yes. First check that your CPU supports serial numbers.

mov $1, %eax
cpuid

;; Check bit 18. If it is true, it supports cpuid

mov $3, %eax
cpuid

;; ecx:edx is your 64 bit serial number

	-Arun

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