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Date:      Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:26:35 +0600 (YEKST)
From:      Stanislav Sedov <ssedov@mbsd.msk.ru>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   ports/102158: [NEW PORT] sysutils/devmsr: Kernel module that provides access to i386/amd64 MSR registers
Message-ID:  <20060816182635.C2B791202A@fonon.realnet>
Resent-Message-ID: <200608162030.k7GKUGwU009160@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         102158
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       [NEW PORT] sysutils/devmsr: Kernel module that provides access to i386/amd64 MSR registers
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Aug 16 20:30:15 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Stanislav Sedov
>Release:        FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
MBSD labs, Inc.
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD fonon.realnet 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #1: Wed Aug  2 21:44:37 MSD
>Description:
This kernel module provides access to i386/amd64 cpus MSR (Model Specific
Register) registers throgh /dev/cpu/%d/msr devices, where %d corresponds to
cpu number.

It can be used with x86info to retrive information available via MSR registers.

NOTE: amd64 was not tested yet, do it, please, and report on success/failure.

Author:	Stanislav Sedov <ssedov@mbsd.msk.ru>
WWW:	http://mbsd.msk.ru/stas/devmsr.html

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

--- devmsr-0.1.shar begins here ---
# This is a shell archive.  Save it in a file, remove anything before
# this line, and then unpack it by entering "sh file".  Note, it may
# create directories; files and directories will be owned by you and
# have default permissions.
#
# This archive contains:
#
#	devmsr
#	devmsr/pkg-descr
#	devmsr/Makefile
#	devmsr/distinfo
#	devmsr/pkg-message
#
echo c - devmsr
mkdir -p devmsr > /dev/null 2>&1
echo x - devmsr/pkg-descr
sed 's/^X//' >devmsr/pkg-descr << 'END-of-devmsr/pkg-descr'
XThis kernel module provides access to i386/amd64 cpus MSR (Model Specific
XRegister) registers throgh /dev/cpu/%d/msr devices, where %d corresponds to
Xcpu number.
X
XIt can be used with x86info to retrive information available via MSR registers.
X
XNOTE: amd64 was not tested yet, do it, please, and report on success/failure.
X
XAuthor:	Stanislav Sedov <ssedov@mbsd.msk.ru>
XWWW:	http://mbsd.msk.ru/stas/devmsr.html
END-of-devmsr/pkg-descr
echo x - devmsr/Makefile
sed 's/^X//' >devmsr/Makefile << 'END-of-devmsr/Makefile'
X# New ports collection makefile for:	devmsr
X# Date created:		2006-08-16
X# Whom:			Stanislav Sedov <ssedov@mbsd.msk.ru>
X#
X# $MBSDlabs$
X# $FreeBSD$
X#
X
XPORTNAME=	devmsr
XPORTVERSION=	0.1
XCATEGORIES=	sysutils
XMASTER_SITES=	http://mbsd.msk.ru/dist/
XDISTNAME=	msr-${PORTVERSION}
X
XMAINTAINER=	ssedov@mbsd.msk.ru
XCOMMENT=	Kernel module that provides access to i386/amd64 MSR registers
X
XUSE_BZIP2=	yes
X
XONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	i386 amd64
XNO_PACKAGE=	depends on kernel
X
XPLIST_FILES=	"@cwd /" \
X		${KMODDIR:C,^/,,}/msr.ko
X
X.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
X
X.if ${OSVERSION} < 601000
XIGNORE=		not supported
X.endif
X
XMAKE_ENV+=	KMODDIR="${KMODDIR}"
X
X.if !exists(${SRC_BASE}/sys/Makefile)
XIGNORE=		requires kernel source to be installed
X.endif
X
Xpost-install:
X	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
X
X.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
END-of-devmsr/Makefile
echo x - devmsr/distinfo
sed 's/^X//' >devmsr/distinfo << 'END-of-devmsr/distinfo'
XMD5 (msr-0.1.tar.bz2) = 12c0ea9ae56753c35caae658523c21b0
XSHA256 (msr-0.1.tar.bz2) = 81a26f2f8fa91a4f91df9b4527e500d8590cb5807b706d4ca2360d7042bb2801
XSIZE (msr-0.1.tar.bz2) = 3884
END-of-devmsr/distinfo
echo x - devmsr/pkg-message
sed 's/^X//' >devmsr/pkg-message << 'END-of-devmsr/pkg-message'
X=============================================================================
X
XMSR kernel module was installed.
X
XTo load it, issue
X
X% kldload msr
X
XThen you can access MSR registers via /dev/cpu/%d/msr or using 3d-party
Xprograms, e.g. x86info.
X
XNOTE! DANGER! This module was not yet propely tested, and amd64 support
Xwas not tested at all. It's currently for development/testing only.
XDon't use on productions systems!
X
XPlease, report any problems to maintainer. Thanks!
X
X=============================================================================
END-of-devmsr/pkg-message
exit
--- devmsr-0.1.shar ends here ---

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