linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86, cpuid: Unbreak CPB CPUID feature

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Message-ID: <4C977979.2060301@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:10:49 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86, cpuid: Unbreak CPB CPUID feature

On 09/20/2010 07:05 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 5958f1d5d722df7a9e5d129676614a8e5219bacd added mistakenly the CPB bit to
> the common scattered CPUID features. Move it to AMD-only code where it
> belongs.

I already asked for more information about this.  This patch, without a
further description, makes absolutely no sense, and is furthermore
implemented poorly -- I really don't want more ad hoc code if it can be
avoided.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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