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+/*
+ * This file is part of the flashrom project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Contains the processor specific flash enables and system settings.
+ */
+
+#include "flash.h"
+
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+
+int processor_flash_enable(void)
+{
+	/* On x86, flash access is not processor specific except on
+	 * AMD Elan SC520, AMD Geode and maybe other SoC-style CPUs.
+	 * FIXME: Move enable_flash_cs5536 and get_flashbase_sc520 here.
+	 */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#else
+
+int processor_flash_enable(void)
+{
+	/* Not implemented yet. Oh well. */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#endif