linux-kernel - 9def39be4e96 ("x86: Support compiling out human-friendly processor feature names")

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Message-ID: <YkQxVM4PZMrLs9z1@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:30:44 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:     x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: 9def39be4e96 ("x86: Support compiling out human-friendly processor
 feature names")

Hey Josh,

I'm assuming the commit in subject was part of the tinyconfig effort and
I'm also assuming that effort is long gone now.

So, can I rip out that config item and get rid of a lot of ifdeffery
we're sporting because of it?

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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