linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2] x86: Add an archinfo dumper module

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Message-ID: <20160209140133.GD4119@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:01:33 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] x86: Add an archinfo dumper module

On Tue, Feb 09, 2016 at 01:23:00PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> Ease of use I suspect, no need to locate some separate utility.

Yeah, that is IMO the main reason which speaks against parsing in
userspace.

> Also, no need to define an ABI for the information displayed - which
> keeps things simpler. Since it's a kernel module there's no real bloat
> argument.

... and ontop it is a debugging aid module so won't be present on
production systems.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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