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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h index 0278aa66ef62..fe7c205233f1 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h @@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ * While adding a new CPUID for a new microarchitecture, add a new * group to keep logically sorted out in chronological order. Within * that group keep the CPUID for the variants sorted by model number. + * + * The defined symbol names have the following form: + * INTEL_FAM6{OPTFAMILY}_{MICROARCH}{OPTDIFF} + * where: + * OPTFAMILY Describes the family of CPUs that this belongs to. Default + * is assumed to be "_CORE" (and should be omitted). Other values + * currently in use are _ATOM and _XEON_PHI + * MICROARCH Is the code name for the micro-architecture for this core. + * N.B. Not the platform name. + * OPTDIFF If needed, a short string to differentiate by market segment. + * Exact strings here will vary over time. _DESKTOP, _MOBILE, and + * _X (short for Xeon server) should be used when they are + * appropriate. + * + * The #define line may optionally include a comment including platform names. */ #define INTEL_FAM6_CORE_YONAH 0x0E |