linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/13] x86: remove X86_PPRO

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Date:   Thu, 8 Mar 2018 16:06:40 -0500
From:   Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Muli Ben-Yehuda <mulix@...ix.org>,
        Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>, Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/13] x86: remove X86_PPRO_FENCE

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 09:46:43AM -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> There were only a few Pentium Pro multiprocessors systems where this
> errata applied. They are more than 20 years old now, and we've slowly
> dropped places where put the workarounds in and discouraged anyone
> from enabling the workaround.
> 
> Get rid of it for good.
> 

RIP.
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>

Reviewed-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>

Thank you!