linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/cpu: Expose only stepping min/max interface

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Message-ID: <adf97c96-f9eb-432c-97e4-af3d3469adb4@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:44:03 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
 kan.liang@...ux.intel.com, mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
 tony.luck@...el.com, pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/cpu: Expose only stepping min/max interface

On 12/13/24 08:24, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> And while we're adding new defines, can we shorten them too?
> 
> 	X86_MATCH_VFM_STP(INTEL_ATOM_CRESTMONT,	X86_STP_MIN, X86_STP_MAX, &gnr_cfg),

I did make these:

	X86_STEP_MIN/X86_STEP_MAX

The "STP" looks a little to TLA-ish to me. It's worth the extra byte to
have a real word.