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From: "Andreas Herrmann" <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: prevent auto select of mwait_idle for AMD
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Actually I have also written patches to clear the MWAIT flag
for AMD CPUs.

But after re-reading of specs (also Intel's specs) I preferred
to keep the MWAIT flag but to introduce a MWAIT_NO_CSTATE flag.

I think this is the cleaner solution.


Regards,

Andreas