linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, Makefile: Add new generic x86-64 settings v2/v3/v4

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Date:   Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:46:56 +0200 (CEST)
From:   torvic9@...lbox.org
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com" 
        <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>,
        "graysky@...hlinux.us" <graysky@...hlinux.us>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, Makefile: Add new generic x86-64 settings
 v2/v3/v4


> Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> hat am 18.08.2021 09:15 geschrieben:
> 
>  
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 04:24:48PM +0200, torvic9@...lbox.org wrote:
> > +	  Generic x86-64 CPU.
> > +	  Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs with min support of x86-64-v2.
> 
> > +	help
> > +	  Generic x86-64-v3 CPU with v3 instructions.
> > +	  Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs with min support of x86-64-v3.
> > +
> 
> > +	help
> > +	  Generic x86-64 CPU with v4 instructions.
> > +	  Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs with min support of x86-64-v4.
> 
> How the f&%$% is a user supposed to know what these garbage descriptions
> are supposed to mean?

I agree, will come up with something better in v2.