linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH kernel 1/3] x86/amd/dr_addr_mask: Cache values in percpu variables

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Message-ID: <Y5G99Lp4zRqVejb7@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2022 11:35:32 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@....com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Venu Busireddy <venu.busireddy@...cle.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Michael Sterritt <sterritt@...gle.com>,
        Michael Roth <michael.roth@....com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH kernel 1/3] x86/amd/dr_addr_mask: Cache values in percpu
 variables

On Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 05:11:26PM +1100, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> Not an array, as Sean suggested? Uff...

Sure an array if it makes the code even more readable and clean. With an
array it should become even more compact, I'd say.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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