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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c17
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index b28d2f1253b..f6b48f6c595 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -634,6 +634,18 @@ static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
if (force_arch_perfmon && cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
return 0;
+ /*
+ * Documentation on identifying Intel processors by CPU family
+ * and model can be found in the Intel Software Developer's
+ * Manuals (SDM):
+ *
+ * http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/
+ *
+ * As of May 2010 the documentation for this was in the:
+ * "Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's
+ * Manual Volume 3B: System Programming Guide", "Table B-1
+ * CPUID Signature Values of DisplayFamily_DisplayModel".
+ */
switch (cpu_model) {
case 0 ... 2:
*cpu_type = "i386/ppro";
@@ -655,12 +667,13 @@ static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
case 15: case 23:
*cpu_type = "i386/core_2";
break;
+ case 0x1a:
+ case 0x1e:
case 0x2e:
- case 26:
spec = &op_arch_perfmon_spec;
*cpu_type = "i386/core_i7";
break;
- case 28:
+ case 0x1c:
*cpu_type = "i386/atom";
break;
default: