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On 02/22/2010 02:07 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> 
> Oops. Wrong kernel source. The idea is the same. It is the CS.L bit
> for 64-bit mode. That is
> 
>   /* Value of CS register:
>      1. 64bit: 0x33.
>      2. 32bit: 0x23.
>    */
> 

That's not the CS.L bit; that's the selector value (which is currently
the only thing exported.)  The future extension should export the
descriptor information instead of relying on fixed values.

	-hpa