linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode/intel: Use 64-bit arithmetic instead of 32-bit

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Date:   Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:18:47 +0000
From:   Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode/intel: Use 64-bit arithmetic instead of
 32-bit

> 	if (c->x86_cache_size >= 0)
> 		seq_printf(m, "cache size\t: %d KB\n", c->x86_cache_size);
> 
> which is silly, because that really can be done with:
> 
> 	if (c->x86_cache_size)
> 
> as there is no point in printing 'cache size 0KB', which means
> x86_cache_size can be made unsigned int, which makes sense because cache
> size < 0 does not at all.

Currently 0MB means "I know you have no cache" (early slot 1 celeron),
while not printing it means 'I have no clue'

Alan