Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Simplify CPU vendor checks for AMD/Hygon and Intel/Zhaoxin

[Carlos Bilbao]

Hello,

On 2/22/2022 10:10 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 09:58:58AM -0600, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
>> In a number of places across the MCE subsystem we check if we are running
>> an x86 processor from AMD/Hygon or Intel/Zhaoxin vendors. Simplify these
>> checks with two mce_flags updated at CPU MCE initialization.
> 
> ... and what's the point of this silliness?
> 

the point is to simplify the code (as the patch stated). Since we have 57
bits reserved but unused, it also wouldn't cost anything.

> Btw, you don't have to send it to my *two* email addresses - one is
> enough. :)
> 

Noted.

Carlos.