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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 09/10] x86/split_lock: Define #AC for split lock feature
On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 10:41:40AM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 2/1/19 9:14 PM, Fenghua Yu wrote:
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> > @@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
> > #define X86_FEATURE_ZEN ( 7*32+28) /* "" CPU is AMD family 0x17 (Zen) */
> > #define X86_FEATURE_L1TF_PTEINV ( 7*32+29) /* "" L1TF workaround PTE inversion */
> > #define X86_FEATURE_IBRS_ENHANCED ( 7*32+30) /* Enhanced IBRS */
> > +#define X86_FEATURE_AC_SPLIT_LOCK ( 7*32+31) /* #AC for split lock */
>
> The last time this was posted, we (Intel) promised to go get the proper
> (CPUID or MSR-based) enumeration of this feature documented. Did we do
> that? If so, where is that documentation?

As said in the cover patch:
"Please note: The feature could be enumerated through
MSR IA32_CORE_CAPABILITY (0xCF). But the enumeration is not completely
published yet. So this patch set doesn't include the method."

In SDM and ISE, bit 5 in IA32_CORE_CAPABILITY is for enumeration for
the split lock feature. But how to enumerate IA32_CORE_CAPABILITY MSR
itself is not public yet.

That's why I didn't include the enumeration patches for IA32_CORE_CAPABILITY
and the split lock feature. The enumeration patches will be published
once the complete enumerations for both IA32_CORE_CAPABILITY and the split
lock feature is publicly released.

This patch set only uses "setcpuid=ac_split_lock" to enable the feature.

Thanks.

-Fenghua

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