linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: drop unused Kconfig symbol X86_P6

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Message-ID: <d69b616a-4eec-45ba-a8b5-417391799df4@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:05:04 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/cpu: drop unused Kconfig symbol X86_P6_NOP

On 1/5/26 13:02, Dave Hansen wrote:
> It's either that or I'm reading the Makefile logic backwards (wouldn't
> be the first time 🙂.

Oh, and I'd also randomly guess that this binutils "bug" has long since
been fixed or become irrelevant. So this might be a bit silly to even
discuss.

But, let's at least make sure to document in the changelog what we
_might_ be breaking and not pretend that this has zero consequences.