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diff --git a/x86-bare-metal/multiboot/scripts/check_sse.awk b/x86-bare-metal/multiboot/scripts/check_sse.awk
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+# Utility to check the disassembly for sse instructions.  This uses a
+# simple heuristic by checking if there are any usaged of xmm, ymm or
+# zmm register.
+#
+# We want to build our kernel w/o sse instruction, as those first need
+# to be enabled in the cpus control register as well the sse state
+# needs to be initialized.
+
+/[xyz]mm[0-9]/ {
+    print "FAIL: no sse insns allowed in binary, found: "$0
+    exit 1
+}