linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: Rename Denverton and Gemini Lake

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Message-ID: <20180807183520.GQ4238@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Aug 2018 11:35:20 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     kan.liang@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, len.brown@...el.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: Rename Denverton and Gemini Lake

On Tue, Aug 07, 2018 at 10:17:27AM -0700, kan.liang@...ux.intel.com wrote:
> From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Denverton and Gemini Lake are platform names and should not be used for
> Processor Family stuff. The microarchitecture codename should be used.
> 
> DENVERTON is Goldmont server SoC. Rename DENVERTON to GOLDMONT2, similar
> to SILVERMONT2 being the silvermont server SoCs.
> 
> Rename GEMINI_LAKE to GOLDMONT_PLUS.

That doesn't make sense. Goldmont Plus can be in other SOCs
with different Model numbers too. 0x7a really means Gemini Lake SOC,
but not all systems containing a Goldmont Plus.

Also all the other identifiers are for SOCs too.

-Andi