Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

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> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007, Len Brown wrote:
> > 
> > I think the only fool-proof way to do this automatically is to
> 
> Why not just take the known-good CPUID signature?

I didn't think we could reliably distingush mobile cpus with C2+ 
versus desktop CPUs without it. Or rather you would need a table
for each new CPU revision Intel/AMD put out. That would be probably
quite nightmarish to maintain.

-Andi
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