linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS, x86/CPU: Tony Luck will maintain asm/intel-family.h

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <7541d45519b749deac898f6e5a913366@AcuMS.aculab.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:33:34 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     "'Luck, Tony'" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS, x86/CPU: Tony Luck will maintain
 asm/intel-family.h

From: Luck, Tony
> Sent: 16 August 2019 17:29
> >> + * The defined symbol names have the following form:
> >> + *	INTEL_FAM6{OPTFAMILY}_{MICROARCH}{OPTDIFF}
> >
> > I think you want to have the underscores in the template:
> >
> >	INTEL_FAM6_{OPTFAMILY}_{MICROARCH}_{OPTDIFF}
> >
> > but no need to resend if this is the only issue - I'll fix it up when
> > applying.
> 
> I started there, but then had to include a sentence saying to skip the "_"
> if you didn't include either/both of the optional fields.

Might get difficult working out whether INTER_FAM6_FOO_BAR has an
OPTFAMILY of FOO and MICROARCH of BAR, or MICROARCH of FOO and
OPTDIFF of BAR.

	David

-
Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK
Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)