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AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsStephen A. Fischer, Shreekant S. Thakkar, Robert R. Sullivan, Frederick J. Pollack
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A software method of setting a state in a processor regarding whether a processor number encoded in the processor will be available for reading is described. The method comprises prompting the user to enter an indication whether the processor number should be available for reading by a program. Then, setting a state to inhibit the processor number from being read by a program if the indication indicates that the processor number should not be available for reading by the program. For one embodiment, the method further includes testing the indication if a request for the processor number is received, and releasing the processor number if the indication indicates that the processor number is available.
A software method of selectively releasing a processor number encoded in a processor, the method comprising:
A method comprising:
A software method of setting a state in a processor regarding whether a processor number encoded in the processor will be available for reading, the method comprising:
A machine readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions, which when executed by a computer system, cause said computer system to perform the steps of:
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