linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v5 0/2] sysret_rip update for the Intel FRED architecture

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Message-ID: <Y9FpxEz2+LJc7vJP@biznet-home.integral.gnuweeb.org>
Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:41:24 +0700
From:   Ammar Faizi <ammarfaizi2@...weeb.org>
To:     "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:     "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@...el.com>,
        "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "andrew.cooper3@...rix.com" <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "Lutomirski, Andy" <luto@...nel.org>,
        x86 Mailing List <x86@...nel.org>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linux Kselftest Mailing List 
        <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v5 0/2] sysret_rip update for the Intel FRED
 architecture

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 09:24:40AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On January 25, 2023 9:07:18 AM PST, "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@...el.com> wrote:
> > Would it be better to get this patch set merged first?
> > 
> > Otherwise surely I will include it in the FRED patch set.
> 
> If the maintainers are ok with it, it would be better to merge it
> sooner: once we have agreed on the semantics, which I believe we
> have, we should be testing those semantics and nothing else.

OK, let's keep this patchset separated from the FRED support
patchset.

In the meantime, let me address the recent HPA's comments.

-- 
Ammar Faizi