linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 04/19] x86/intel: Initialize IA32_FEATURE

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Date:   Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:41:45 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
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        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
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        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/19] x86/intel: Initialize IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR
 at boot

On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 12:39:25PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > +void init_feature_control_msr(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)

I'd also use here shorter init_feat_ctl_msr(). It has one call site
but shorter name is more convenient when playing with tracing tools.

/Jarkko