linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/15] x86: Remove support for TSC-less and CX8-less CPUs

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Message-ID: <20250512134853.GGaCH8RUjJwgHq25qx@fat_crate.local>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 15:48:53 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Ahmed S . Darwish" <darwi@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/15] x86: Remove support for TSC-less and CX8-less
 CPUs

On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 01:55:35PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2025, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> > > NB people also fancy old cars, or boats, or trains even, not because 
> > >they're faster, more comfortable, or have any real advantage over modern 
> > >alternatives.
> > 
> > 
> > This fits very well, IMO, with Linus' suggestion to support this stuff 
> > out of tree. I think this solution is the optimal one for all parties 
> > involved...
> 
>  Would kernel.org git infrastructure be available for such a project?

as in hosting your repo there?

I don't see why not:

https://korg.docs.kernel.org/accounts.html

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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