linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86/cpufeatures: Add Intel feature bits for Speculation Control

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Date:   Sat, 20 Jan 2018 21:57:00 +0000
From:   David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:     Steven Noonan <steven@...inklabs.net>
Cc:     Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, karahmed@...zon.de,
        Linux-X86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        gregkh@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86/cpufeatures: Add Intel feature bits for
 Speculation Control

On Sat, 2018-01-20 at 13:51 -0800, Steven Noonan wrote:
> 
> > +#define X86_FEATURE_STIPB              (18*32+27) /* Speculation
> Control with STIPB (Intel) */
> 
> Is this correct? I thought the acronym was "STIBP", i.e.
> "Single-Thread Indrect Branch Prediction"? If so, then you've got the
> B and P swapped.

Likewise in the later MSR bits patch where I actually have both 'STIPB'
and 'Single Thread Indirect Branch Predictors' on the *same* line.

Fixed in both now; thanks.
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