linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 3/5] x86/cpufeatures: Generate a feature mask header based on build config

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Message-ID: <20250304102910.GAZ8bV9hXqVb5tA9rs@fat_crate.local>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:29:10 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Xin Li <xin@...or.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, "Aithal, Srikanth" <sraithal@....com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/5] x86/cpufeatures: Generate a feature mask header
 based on build config

On Tue, Mar 04, 2025 at 02:18:51AM -0800, Xin Li wrote:
> It seems that 'archprepare' works, however I'm not sure if it's the best
> choice.  Any suggestion?

Why do you even need featuremasks_hdr as a prereq?

I still don't get the dependency there.

In any case, you'd have to redo your patches - we've zapped them from tip.

> Want me to add it btw?

Yes pls.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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