linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 19/22] x86/fpu/amx: Enable the AMX feature in 64-bit mode

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Message-ID: <87v99la54i.fsf@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Sat, 20 Mar 2021 22:26:37 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>, bp@...e.de,
        luto@...nel.org, mingo@...nel.org, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     len.brown@...el.com, dave.hansen@...el.com, jing2.liu@...el.com,
        ravi.v.shankar@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        chang.seok.bae@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 19/22] x86/fpu/amx: Enable the AMX feature in 64-bit mode

On Sun, Feb 21 2021 at 10:56, Chang S. Bae wrote:

> In 64-bit mode, include the AMX state components in
> XFEATURE_MASK_USER_SUPPORTED.
>
> The XFD feature will be used to dynamically expand the xstate per-task
> buffer on the first use.

This patch touches absolutely nothing XFD related. What's the message
here?

Thanks,

        tglx