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Diffstat (limited to 'man4/msr.4')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" -.TH msr 4 2022-10-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH msr 4 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME msr \- x86 CPU MSR access device .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ registers (MSRs) of an x86 CPU. .I CPUNUM is the number of the CPU to access as listed in .IR /proc/cpuinfo . -.PP +.P 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 +.P This file is protected so that it can be read and written only by the user .IR root , or members of the group @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The driver is not auto-loaded. On modular kernels you might need to use the following command to load it explicitly before use: -.PP +.P .in +4n .EX $ modprobe msr |