linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] x86/cpu: Use a new feature flag for 5 level paging

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Message-ID: <aCrtaQhArS7gSb04@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 10:35:53 +0200
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] x86/cpu: Use a new feature flag for 5 level paging


* Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org> wrote:

> >, and add a
> > new string la57_capable to indicate that the CPU feature is implemented
> > by the hardware.
> >
> 
> ^^^ forgot to drop this

I've rewritten this paragraph to:

    The 'la57' flag's behavior in /proc/cpuinfo remains unchanged.

Thanks,

	Ingo