Re: [LinuxBIOS] [Patch] Fix processor name string for Rev. F CPUs

[Ward Vandewege]

On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 08:56:20PM +0200, Sven Kapferer wrote:
> In src/cpu/amd/model_fxx/model_fxx_init.c the function
> amd_set_name_string_f is called first. Several lines later
> init_processor_name is called which doesn't recognize newer CPUs and
> actually programs incorrect values, thus overwriting the previously set
> CPU name. For example, this resulted in identifying an Opteron 2218 as a
> Turion processor.

Confirmed - I have seen that behavior too (X2 cpus being misidentified as
Turion when booted with LinuxBIOS).

Thanks,
Ward.