Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:50:08 GMT From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/65627: [i386] [patch] store P3 serial number in sysctl Message-ID: <200807282150.m6SLo8Qx041724@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/65627; it has been noted by GNATS. From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, gavin@ury.york.ac.uk Cc: Subject: Re: kern/65627: [i386] [patch] store P3 serial number in sysctl Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:29:21 -0400 Strictly speaking, cpuid is not a privileged instruction, so userland can already query the serial number by using cpuid directly if it is really needed. Given that CPU serial numbers were short-lived and are not included in newer processsors (P4+), I'm not sure it is really worth it to have the kernel print out the serial number on boot. -- John Baldwin
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