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+/*
+ * cpuinfo.c
+ */
+
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+char *get_cpu_brand (int function)
+{
+    ULONG brand[4];
+
+    static char s[48];
+
+  __asm__ ("cpuid":"=a" (brand[0]), "=b" (brand[1]), "=c" (brand[2]), "=d" (brand[3])
+  :         "a" (function)
+        );
+
+    memcpy (s, brand, sizeof (brand));
+    return s;
+}
+
+char *get_cpu_vendor ()
+{
+    ULONG vendor[3];
+    static char s[15];
+
+    *s = 0;
+
+  __asm__ ("cpuid":"=b" (vendor[0]), "=d" (vendor[1]), "=c" (vendor[2])
+  :         "a" (0)
+        );
+
+    memcpy (s, vendor, sizeof (vendor));
+    return s;
+}
+
+ULONG get_cpu_function (ULONG function, ULONG * ax, ULONG * bx, ULONG * cx, ULONG * dx)
+{
+  __asm__ ("cpuid":"=a" (*ax), "=b" (*bx), "=c" (*cx), "=d" (*dx)
+  :         "a" (function)
+        );
+
+    return (ULONG) (*ax);
+}