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OS-4368 lxbrand glibc abhors CPUID limits
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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.