linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Enumerate and expose AVX512

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Date:   Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:43:48 +0800
From:   "Zhang, Cathy" <cathy.zhang@...el.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        sean.j.christopherson@...el.com,
        Kyung Min Park <kyung.min.park@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        jmattson@...gle.com, joro@...tes.org, vkuznets@...hat.com,
        wanpengli@...cent.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Enumerate and expose AVX512_FP16 feature

Thanks Paolo and Sean! Sorry for the delay response, I'm back from 
vacation and just see Sean's comment, and I see Paolo has made changes, 
thanks a bunch!

On 12/12/2020 7:42 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 08/12/20 04:34, Kyung Min Park wrote:
>> Introduce AVX512_FP16 feature and expose it to KVM CPUID for processors
>> that support it. KVM reports this information and guests can make use
>> of it.
>>
>> Detailed information on the instruction and CPUID feature flag can be 
>> found
>> in the latest "extensions" manual [1].
>>
>> Reference:
>> [1]. 
>> https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/download/intel-architecture-instruction-set-extensions-programming-reference.html
>>
>> Cathy Zhang (1):
>>    x86: Expose AVX512_FP16 for supported CPUID
>>
>> Kyung Min Park (1):
>>    Enumerate AVX512 FP16 CPUID feature flag
>>
>>   arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
>>   arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c   | 1 +
>>   arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c               | 2 +-
>>   3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>
> Queued, with adjusted commit message according to Sean's review.
>
> Paolo
>