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From:   "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@orcam.me.uk>
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2023, Borislav Petkov wrote:

> > Not to mention that we could use rdrand here if it is available (although it
> > is slower than rdtsc.)
> 
> Yeah, no RDRAND on 486. :)

 And not even in my 2009 copy of the SDM (the 2013 one does have it), so 
it must have arrived slightly later than just after the 486. ;)

  Maciej