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Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers

From "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers
Date 2016-01-21 22:30 +0100
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On 01/21/16 13:21, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 01:04:57PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> I'm wondering, though, if it wouldn't be better to turn these into
>> macros so that they can be used in assembly code. That way the
>> definitions can be interspersed with the X86_FEATURE_ definitions,
>> too.
> 
> What concrete use case do you have in mind, i.e., example?
> 

See X86_CAPABILITY in head_32.S for example.

	-hpa

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[PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers Huaitong Han <huaitong.han@intel.com> - 2016-01-21 12:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-01-21 12:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-01-21 22:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-01-21 22:30 +0100
        Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-01-21 22:30 +0100
          Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-01-21 22:40 +0100
            Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-01-21 22:50 +0100
              Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-01-21 23:00 +0100
          Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-01-21 22:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH V2] x86: use enum cpuid_leafs instead of magic numbers "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-01-21 22:10 +0100

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