linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: use enum instead of literals for trap values

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Date:	Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:52:04 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
Cc:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@....edu>,
	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: use enum instead of literals for trap values

On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 19:28 +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 10:21:52AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> > > I have to admit personally to prefer something like X86_XCP_XX where XX
> > > is the two-letter code that the Intel documentation uses for that trap,
> > > i.e. #GP, #BR, #MC and so on.
> > 
> > We need a single person to decide on this bike shed color. :) If the
> > list of enum names can be agreed on, I'll be happy to do the
> > search/replace for it.
> 
> Well,
> 
> here are my 2¢: I agree with hpa because
> 
> a) it maps the CPU vendor documentation
> b) it is nicely short

I agree too, except where does "XCP" come from? Is it short for
"exception"? Doing a search on "XCP Intel" gives me hits on Armari XCP
an "XCP server". Perhaps to keep in line with the documentation, should
it be:

X86_VEC_XX?

-- Steve


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