linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 02/34] x86/msr: Remove rdpmc()

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Message-ID: <163061d6-d0fe-466d-909b-195ddf208211@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:23:18 -0700
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 02/34] x86/msr: Remove rdpmc()

On 4/22/25 01:21, Xin Li (Intel) wrote:
> rdpmc() is not used anywhere, remove it.

I'm not sure it was *ever* used (at least since git started). Thanks for
finding this.

Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>