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Subject: Re: [PATCH] bluesmoke/MCE support optional
To: mfedyk@matchmail.com (Mike Fedyk)
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> > +  ranging from a warning message on the console, to halting the machine.
> > +  Your processor must be a Pentium or newer to support this - check the 
> > +  flags in /proc/cpuinfo for mce.  Note that some older Pentium systems
> > +  have a design flaw which leads to false MCE events - for these and
> > +  old non-MCE processors (386, 486), say N.  Otherwise say Y.

Its not necessary to say N. On a pentium box with the newer MCE setup code
you must force MCE on. On non MCE capable CPU's we just dont set it up.
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