cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 identcpu.c src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Tue Oct 18 02:43:18 PDT 2005


In message <20051018083929.GI7346 at cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>, Peter Jeremy writ
es:

>Any hardware description information that can be extracted from the
>system should be accessible without having to physically open the
>case.

I agree, but the code to do so should be located in userland programs
rather than the kernel to the full extent possible.

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