Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1764756AbXESWwR (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 18:52:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761265AbXESWwJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 18:52:09 -0400 Received: from proxima.lp0.eu ([85.158.45.36]:56676 "EHLO proxima.lp0.eu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757733AbXESWwI (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 18:52:08 -0400 Message-ID: <464F7F90.2000900@simon.arlott.org.uk> Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 23:52:00 +0100 From: Simon Arlott User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060819) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christian Volkmann CC: Claas Langbehn , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen Subject: Re: Via C3/C7: other flags possible ? References: <464B9D2C.7040704@cv-sv.de> <20070517004209.GE16810@redhat.com> <200705190753.16570.ak@suse.de> <464EE2AA.3030607@cv-sv.de> <464F332C.8060904@rootdir.de> <464F5C8F.5000304@cv-sv.de> <464F7C09.8060809@cv-sv.de> In-Reply-To: <464F7C09.8060809@cv-sv.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.2 OpenPGP: id=89C93563 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1829 Lines: 56 On 19/05/07 23:36, Christian Volkmann wrote: > Christian Volkmann wrote: >> Claas asked for the NX flag for the Via C3 (?) processors >> in another thread. If you read the other thread properly you'd see that the BIOS has an option to enable or disable it... when enabled it shows up. >> I do not know another synonym for this? >> >> Claas Langbehn wrote: >>> Hello Christian, >>> >>> do you know if and how it's possible to enable NX_bit too? > > C7 Esther: > Hmm, I expect the NX-Bit should be detected from linux during the > boot. The NX function bit seems to be at the same place where it's > located for other CPU. > Unfortunately I have no C7 hardware and I am too much a beginner > in kernel programming to prepare this "dry". > > May be a "senior kernel programmer" can easy check if the C7 runs > through the regular NX-function detection? NX is detected ok on the C7: processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 10 model name : VIA Esther processor 1500MHz stepping : 9 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 128 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce apic sep mtrr pge cmov pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm nx pni est tm2 rng rng_en ace ace_en ace2 ace2_en phe phe_en pmm pmm_en bogomips : 1601.18 clflush size : 64 I can't reboot that box just to test cx8 detection (which is missing). -- Simon Arlott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/