linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/cpufeatures: Shorten X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT to X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB

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Message-ID: <ab76b447-383d-4267-88a3-725a56eb5da6@zytor.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:12:19 -0700
From: Xin Li <xin@...or.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        hpa@...or.com, peterz@...radead.org, jpoimboe@...nel.org,
        pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com, rafael@...nel.org, lenb@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/cpufeatures: Shorten
 X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT to X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOV

On 4/15/2025 1:05 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Yeah _LOV is too cryptic. I've called the flag X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_VMEXIT.

Yeah, it is better.