check-bios-nx
Fascinating in a perverse way. The NX (no execute bit) is a tacit concession that Von Neumann architecture is a mistake. Not sure how much performance is lost by using it and even less sure if anybody actually uses it. It may be called something else in the BIOS (perhaps data protection or enhanced virus protection). http://kerneltrap.org/node/3240
Burroughs large systems incorporated an NX like feature in its memory mapping scheme. http://www.groupsrv.com/computers/about487.html
I suspect this discussion is academic since Intel's support of the NX bit has not been consistent which could lead to a coding nightmare.
I've put this conversation back on the ubuntu-server list, perhaps someone else has wisdom.
Jim
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Mike.lifeguard <mike.lifeguard@gmail.com> wrote:
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On 10-05-10 10:49 PM, Jim Tarvid wrote:
> Why not post /proc/cpuinfo and hwinfo --cpu here? You may have talked me
> into investing a little in this box.
Sure thing:
mikelifeguard@binnie:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor * * * : 0
vendor_id * * * : GenuineIntel
cpu family * * *: 15
model * * * * * : 4
model name * * *: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
stepping * * * *: 1
cpu MHz * * * * : 2992.688
cache size * * *: 1024 KB
physical id * * : 0
siblings * * * *: 2
core id * * * * : 0
cpu cores * * * : 1
apicid * * * * *: 0
initial apicid *: 0
fdiv_bug * * * *: no
hlt_bug * * * * : no
f00f_bug * * * *: no
coma_bug * * * *: no
fpu * * * * * * : yes
fpu_exception * : yes
cpuid level * * : 5
wp * * * * * * *: yes
flags * * * * * : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc pebs
bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl cid xtpr
bogomips * * * *: 5985.37
clflush size * *: 64
cache_alignment : 128
address sizes * : 36 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:
processor * * * : 1
vendor_id * * * : GenuineIntel
cpu family * * *: 15
model * * * * * : 4
model name * * *: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
stepping * * * *: 1
cpu MHz * * * * : 2992.688
cache size * * *: 1024 KB
physical id * * : 0
siblings * * * *: 2
core id * * * * : 0
cpu cores * * * : 1
apicid * * * * *: 1
initial apicid *: 1
fdiv_bug * * * *: no
hlt_bug * * * * : no
f00f_bug * * * *: no
coma_bug * * * *: no
fpu * * * * * * : yes
fpu_exception * : yes
cpuid level * * : 5
wp * * * * * * *: yes
flags * * * * * : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc pebs
bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl cid xtpr
bogomips * * * *: 5985.46
clflush size * *: 64
cache_alignment : 128
address sizes * : 36 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:
mikelifeguard@binnie:~$ sudo hwinfo --cpu
01: None 00.0: 10103 CPU
*[Created at cpu.304]
*Unique ID: rdCR.j8NaKXDZtZ6
*Hardware Class: cpu
*Arch: Intel
*Vendor: "GenuineIntel"
*Model: 15.4.1 "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz"
*Features:
fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,mtrr,pge,m ca,cmov,pat,pse36,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,ss e2,ss,ht,tm,pbe,constant_tsc,pebs,bts,pni,dtes64,m onitor,ds_cpl,cid,xtpr
*Clock: 2992 MHz
*BogoMips: 5984.79
*Cache: 1024 kb
*Units/Processor: 2
*Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
02: None 01.0: 10103 CPU
*[Created at cpu.304]
*Unique ID: wkFv.j8NaKXDZtZ6
*Hardware Class: cpu
*Arch: Intel
*Vendor: "GenuineIntel"
*Model: 15.4.1 "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz"
*Features:
fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,mtrr,pge,m ca,cmov,pat,pse36,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,ss e2,ss,ht,tm,pbe,constant_tsc,pebs,bts,pni,dtes64,m onitor,ds_cpl,cid,xtpr
*Clock: 2992 MHz
*BogoMips: 5985.34
*Cache: 1024 kb
*Units/Processor: 2
*Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
mikelifeguard@binnie:~$ sudo dmidecode -t 4
# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.31 present.
Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
* * * *Socket Designation: WMT478/NWD
* * * *Type: Central Processor
* * * *Family: Unknown
* * * *Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
* * * *ID: 41 0F 00 00 FF FB EB BF
* * * *Version: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
* * * *Voltage: 1.8 V
* * * *External Clock: 100 MHz
* * * *Max Speed: 3400 MHz
* * * *Current Speed: 3000 MHz
* * * *Status: Populated, Enabled
* * * *Upgrade: Socket 478
* * * *L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
* * * *L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
* * * *L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
* * * *Serial Number: Not Specified
* * * *Asset Tag: Not Specified
* * * *Part Number: Not Specified
Thanks for the help,
- -Mike
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