Calling CPUID
In assembly language the CPUID instruction takes no parameters as CPUID implicitly uses the EAX register. The EAX register should be loaded with a value specifying what information to return. CPUID should be called with EAX = 0 first, as this will return the highest calling parameter that the CPU supports. To obtain extended function information CPUID should be called with bit 31 of EAX set. To determine the highest extended function calling parameter, call CPUID with EAX = 80000000h.
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