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OS-4368 lxbrand glibc abhors CPUID limits

*** 39,48 **** --- 39,53 ---- See the processor manufacturers documentation for further information about the syntax and semantics of the wide variety of information available from this instruction. + Some systems can be configured to limit the cpuid opcodes which are + accessible. While illumos handles this condition, other software may + malfunction when such limits are enabled. Those settings are typically + manipulated in the BIOS. + EXAMPLE This example allows you to determine if the current x86 processor supports "long mode," which is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for running the 64-bit Solaris kernel on the processor.