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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:13:12 +0200 From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com> Cc: x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Use feature bit names in clearcpuid= On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 10:03:03AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Sun, Sep 20 2020 at 17:42, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > Hi, > > > > so tglx hates this clearcpuid= interface where you have to give the > > X86_FEATURE array indices in order to disable a feature bit for testing. > > Below is a first attempt (lightly tested in a VM only) to accept the bit > > names from /proc/cpuinfo too. > > > > I say "too" because not all feature bits have names and we would still > > have to support the numbers. Yeah, yuck. > > > > An exemplary cmdline would then be something like: > > > > clearcpuid=de,440,smca,succory,bmi1,3dnow ("succory" is wrong on > > purpose). > > > > and it says: > > > > [ 0.000000] Clearing CPUID bits: de 13:24 smca bmi1 3dnow > > > > Also, I'm thinking we should taint the kernel when this option is used. > > > > Thoughts? > > Yes, instead of making it differently horrible, can we finally remove that > nonsense which should have never been there in the first place? Fine with me - I don't need it. I believe dhansen has a use-case or two, CCed. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
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