linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: sort cpuinfo flags

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Message-ID: <dfd39410-7b02-c478-7228-820ab737d4a1@intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 21 Dec 2018 07:19:06 -0800
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Jia Zhang <qianyue.zj@...baba-inc.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: sort cpuinfo flags

On 12/21/18 5:04 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> $ grep -m 1 flags /proc/cpuinfo | tr " " "\n" | sort | xargs
> 
> and there probably is even a simpler way to do that.
> 
> Or add a shell alias for that or a small script or ...

I don't always look at these through the shell.  I got a screenshot the
other day, or someone pasted the flags into a spreadsheet.

/proc/cpuinfo is supposed to be human-readable.  But, the flags field,
as it stands, is not.  You've further proved my point by having to
machine post-process it to make it usable by humans. :)