Re: Get machine type in user-space
Russell King - ARM Linux <[email protected]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:43:11 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.ports.arm.general |
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On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 09:19:44PM +0200, Per Strandh wrote: > Yes - When the kernel contained a match of the "machine type" the name > (Hardware:) in /proc/cpuinfo can be used. > > But my problem/question is... > If a kernel that did NOT support the "machine type" that the > bootloader reported has been used, the kernel will still load by > choosing one of the ones it does support. No it doesn't. If the ID is not recognised, it fails to boot.