/dev/cpu/*/msr - Model-specific register support
modulename: msr.ko
configname: CONFIG_X86_MSR
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Processor type and features
└─>/dev/cpu/*/msr - Model-specific register support
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12
This device gives privileged processes access to the x86
Model-Specific Registers (MSRs). It is a character device with
major 202 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/msr to /dev/cpu/31/msr.
MSR accesses are directed to a specific CPU on multi-processor
systems.
Model-Specific Registers (MSRs). It is a character device with
major 202 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/msr to /dev/cpu/31/msr.
MSR accesses are directed to a specific CPU on multi-processor
systems.