Fwd: [PATCH] Detect L2 cache size for x86

[Uros Bizjak]

Hello!

 >>    The attached patch detects automatically the L2 cache size of a host x86
 >>    CPU, following what has already been done for L1 cache. Two schemes are
 >>    utilized in the detection: AMD CPUs will use CPUID function
0x80000006, and
 >>    Intel CPUs will try both CPUID function 0x2 and 0x80000006.
CPUID function
 >>    0x2 is a bit complex to decode and IMHO Intel is unlikely to abandon
 >>    function 0x80000006 for its future products. By trying both for
Intel we can
 >>    avoid adding more L2 cache descriptors to the decoding function.

 > Ping...

 -ENOCHANGELOG, -ENOTESTINFO.

 OK for mainline with appropriate ChangeLog and testing info.

 Thanks,
 Uros.