linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

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Date:   Fri, 8 Dec 2023 20:22:54 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 08:42:29PM +0200, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> > +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> > +{
> > +	bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
> > +
> > +	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !enabled)
> 
> nit: But why check config_ia32_emulation explicitly, its state should
> already be accounted for in ia32_enabled's value? So this check can simply
> be 'if (!enabled)'
> 
> > +		pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
				^^^^^^^^^^

If CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is disabled, is there any 32-bit emulation to
be enabled, at all?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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