linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/CPU/AMD: Add X86_FEATURE

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Date:   Mon, 4 Dec 2023 08:36:04 -0600
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/CPU/AMD: Add X86_FEATURE_ZEN1

On 12/2/23 06:49, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>
> Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2023 12:50:23 +0100
> 
> Add a synthetic feature flag specifically for first generation Zen
> machines. There's need to have a generic flag for all Zen generations so
> make X86_FEATURE_ZEN be that flag.
> 
> Fixes: 30fa92832f40 ("x86/CPU/AMD: Add ZenX generations flags")
> Suggested-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
> Suggested-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/dc3835e3-0731-4230-bbb9-336bbe3d042b@amd.com
> ---

>   
> -	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ZEN))
> +	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ZEN1))
>   		init_amd_zen(c);

Should this be renamed to init_amd_zen1(), just to avoid confusion?

Thanks,
Tom


>   	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ZEN2))
>   		init_amd_zen2(c);