Paging features by CPUID
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:12 pm
Intel's 64 and IA-32 Developers Manual (#325462-043US) denotes on page 2328
Could this be possible and if so, on which devices?
and on previous pageLM: IA-32e mode support.
If CPUID.80000001H:EDX.LM [bit 29] = 1, IA32_EFER.LME may be set to 1,
enabling IA-32e paging. (Processors that do not support CPUID function
80000001H do not allow IA32_EFER.LME to be set to 1.)
In my mind, LM should imply PAE but the highlighted text leads me to think that might not be the case.PAE: physical-address extension.
If CPUID.01H:EDX.PAE [bit 6] = 1, CR4.PAE may be set to 1, enabling PAE
paging (this setting is also required for IA-32e paging).
Could this be possible and if so, on which devices?