linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 01/12] x86/cpufeatures: Add Slow Memory Bandwidth Allocation feature flag

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Message-ID: <c115afc4-8ed6-6188-af94-18b8a9da00e1@amd.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:17:17 -0500
From:   "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
To:     Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>, corbet@....net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 01/12] x86/cpufeatures: Add Slow Memory Bandwidth
 Allocation feature flag

Hi Reinette,

On 10/27/22 13:49, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
>
> On 10/17/2022 3:26 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |    1 +
>>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c    |    1 +
>>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>
> I see arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h patches that also include
> a change to tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h in support
> of perf. I do not know the customs here but I see others
> change both in the same patch and if it is not done together a separate
> patch to tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h would be required
> anyway to address the inevitable perf build warning.

Lately, I see that these two files are synced after the feature bits are
committed. I can send the separate once these changes are committed.

Thanks

Babu