linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] x86/fred: Let command line option "fred" accept multiple options

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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:44:22 +0000
From: "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@...el.com>
To: "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@...el.com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
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Subject: RE: [PATCH] x86/fred: Let command line option "fred" accept multiple
 options

> Let command line option "fred" accept multiple options to make it
> easier to tweak its behavior.
> 
> Currently two options 'on' and 'off' are allowed, and the default
> behavior is to disable FRED. To enable FRED, append "fred=on" to
> the kernel command line.
> 
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@...el.com>

Hi Boris,

I kind of prefer to fold this patch into this commit:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bp/bp.git/commit/?h=tip-x86-fred&id=7a1d75084df087dcae703d70a49274a3982e3681 

but of course a maintainer knows the best way 😊

Thanks!
        -Xin