[svlug] RE: Pentium Serial Number & Linux (fwd)

[Deirdre Saoirse]

As this might be of broader interest than just San Diego. :)

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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:45:48 -0800 (PST)
From: "David B. Rees" <dbr at spoke.nols.com>

Phil Karn wrote one and has it under the software section of his web page.

http://people.qualcomm.com/karn

-Dave

On 12-Mar-99 Dave Looney wrote:
> Hello All:
> 
> Does anyone know where to find the rumored 2.2.2 kernel patch to disable the
> pentium serial number feature (in P-III and some P-II's, now it appears) ?  
> 
> Reading the PSN it is fairly straightforward via the CPUID (0x0FA2 --- is
> this
> supported in gcc inline ?) instruction, but after quickly browsing the
> instruction set manual, I can't see how this "feature" is enabled or disabled
> "in BIOS" as Intel claims to do, with it's "fix", which is only available for
> Win95/Win98/NT.
> 
> Dave Looney


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