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SubjectRe: [PATCH 05/11] x86, mpx: add MPX to disaabled features
Hello.

On 11/14/2014 06:18 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:

> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>

> This allows us to use cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MPX) as
> both a runtime and compile-time check.

> When CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MPX is disabled,
> cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MPX) will evaluate at
> compile-time to 0. If CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MPX=y, then the cpuid
> flag will be checked at runtime.

> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Qiaowei Ren <qiaowei.ren@intel.com>
> ---

> b/arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h | 8 +++++++-
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

> diff -puN arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h~mpx-v11-add-MPX-to-disaabled-features arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h~mpx-v11-add-MPX-to-disaabled-features 2014-11-14 07:06:22.297610243 -0800
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h 2014-11-14 07:06:22.300610378 -0800
[...]
> @@ -34,6 +40,6 @@
> #define DISABLED_MASK6 0
> #define DISABLED_MASK7 0
> #define DISABLED_MASK8 0
> -#define DISABLED_MASK9 0
> +#define DISABLED_MASK9 (DISABLE_MPX)

These parens are not really needed. Sorry to be a PITA and not saying this
before.

[...]

WBR, Sergei



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