linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] x86/feature: Detect the x86 IBRS feature to control Speculation

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Message-ID: <20180109185521.bpeyorbui54mlcit@pd.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 9 Jan 2018 19:55:21 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Arjan Van De Ven <arjan.van.de.ven@...el.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] x86/feature: Detect the x86 IBRS feature to
 control Speculation

On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 10:13:23AM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> FWIW, I like the idea of including "SPEC_CTRL_" because it matches the
> constant to the MSR name.  But I don't care that much.

Sure - just the "FEATURE_" part of the string is redundant.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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