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diff --git a/man4/msr.4 b/man4/msr.4 deleted file mode 100644 index a11a71cd0..000000000 --- a/man4/msr.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Intel Corporation, Author Andi Kleen -.\" Some sentences copied from comments in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c -.\" -.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft -.\" -.TH msr 4 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" -.SH NAME -msr \- x86 CPU MSR access device -.SH DESCRIPTION -.I /dev/cpu/CPUNUM/msr -provides an interface to read and write the model-specific -registers (MSRs) of an x86 CPU. -.I CPUNUM -is the number of the CPU to access as listed in -.IR /proc/cpuinfo . -.PP -The register access is done by opening the file and seeking -to the MSR number as offset in the file, and then -reading or writing in chunks of 8 bytes. -An I/O transfer of more than 8 bytes means multiple reads or writes -of the same register. -.PP -This file is protected so that it can be read and written only by the user -.IR root , -or members of the group -.IR root . -.SH NOTES -The -.I msr -driver is not auto-loaded. -On modular kernels you might need to use the following command -to load it explicitly before use: -.PP -.in +4n -.EX -$ modprobe msr -.EE -.in -.SH SEE ALSO -Intel Corporation Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures -Software Developer's Manual Volume 3B Appendix B, -for an overview of the Intel CPU MSRs. |