linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/resctrl: Move MSR defines into msr-index.h

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Date:   Wed, 9 Nov 2022 00:14:03 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Cc:     Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, Babu Moger <Babu.Moger@....com>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/resctrl: Move MSR defines into msr-index.h

On Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 02:59:12PM -0800, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Not an objection, just an observation: the above is a significant
> change for a patch with the x86/resctrl prefix.

Yeah, I felt it is a small-enough change not to warrant a separate
patch.

> Is it important to distinguish between Intel and AMD?

Yeah, look at the rest of that file.

> All but one (MSR_IA32_MBA_THRTL_BASE) of the register values
> under the "Intel" heading are also used by AMD.

This basically says that AMD is using Intel's MSRs. Which is fine.

I'll fix the multiple blank lines.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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