linux-kernel - [tip: x86/cpu] x86/intel: Add common OPTDIFFs

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Message-ID: <156699743938.803.7550804819762120552.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date:   Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:03:59 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/cpu] x86/intel: Add common OPTDIFFs

The following commit has been merged into the x86/cpu branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     a3d8c0d13bdedf84fe74259f6949b2cdffd80e55
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/a3d8c0d13bdedf84fe74259f6949b2cdffd80e55
Author:        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:48:25 +02:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:29:32 +02:00

x86/intel: Add common OPTDIFFs

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190827195122.731530141@infradead.org
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h | 21 +++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h
index 76dc9ab..5c05b2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 /*
  * "Big Core" Processors (Branded as Core, Xeon, etc...)
  *
- * The "_X" parts are generally the EP and EX Xeons, or the
- * "Extreme" ones, like Broadwell-E, or Atom microserver.
- *
  * While adding a new CPUID for a new microarchitecture, add a new
  * group to keep logically sorted out in chronological order. Within
  * that group keep the CPUID for the variants sorted by model number.
@@ -21,9 +18,19 @@
  * MICROARCH	Is the code name for the micro-architecture for this core.
  *		N.B. Not the platform name.
  * OPTDIFF	If needed, a short string to differentiate by market segment.
- *		Exact strings here will vary over time. _DESKTOP, _MOBILE, and
- *		_X (short for Xeon server) should be used when they are
- *		appropriate.
+ *
+ *		Common OPTDIFFs:
+ *
+ *			- regular client parts
+ *		_L	- regular mobile parts
+ *		_G	- parts with extra graphics on
+ *		_X	- regular server parts
+ *		_D	- micro server parts
+ *
+ *		Historical OPTDIFFs:
+ *
+ *		_EP	- 2 socket server parts
+ *		_EX	- 4+ socket server parts
  *
  * The #define line may optionally include a comment including platform names.
  */
@@ -91,6 +98,8 @@
 
 #define INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_GOLDMONT	0x5C /* Apollo Lake */
 #define INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_GOLDMONT_D	0x5F /* Denverton */
+
+/* Note: the micro-architecture is "Goldmont Plus" */
 #define INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_GOLDMONT_PLUS	0x7A /* Gemini Lake */
 
 #define INTEL_FAM6_ATOM_TREMONT_D	0x86 /* Jacobsville */