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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 0/3] Clean up x86 CPU feature setup
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On Saturday 21 April 2007 00:49:48 Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> x86 CPU feature flag setup has become impossible to debug.
> Every user just does set_bit()/clear_bit() or writes the
> entire set to change the flags, so there's no way to trace
> how they're being set.

Just use grep or printk? It is not *that* complicated.

> This patchset creates an API and debug messages for tracking
> how the flags get set. It's not nearly done, but I want to
> know whether or not to continue.

I don't see any particular value. In theory we could add a "debug API"
for nearly everything, but in practice it is usually not needed.
Like here.

-Andi
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