From: Fenghua Yu Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 22:29:10 +0000 (-0700) Subject: x86, cpufeature: Add CPU feature bit for enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=724a92ee45c04cb9d82884a856b03b1e594d9de1;p=linux-beck.git x86, cpufeature: Add CPU feature bit for enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB Intel processors are adding enhancements to REP MOVSB/STOSB and the use of REP MOVSB/STOSB for optimal memcpy/memset or similar functions is recommended. Enhancement availability is indicated by CPUID.7.0.EBX[9] (Enhanced REP MOVSB/ STOSB). Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1305671358-14478-2-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin --- diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h index 91f3e087cf21..7f2f7b123293 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h @@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ /* Intel-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x00000007:0 (ebx), word 9 */ #define X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE (9*32+ 0) /* {RD/WR}{FS/GS}BASE instructions*/ +#define X86_FEATURE_ERMS (9*32+ 9) /* Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB */ #if defined(__KERNEL__) && !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)