Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] RAS: Introduce AMD Address Translation Library

[Borislav Petkov]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 10:35:55AM -0500, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> I agree in principle. But I don't think it hurts to include an additional
> line to avoid the confusion when the module doesn't load.

It does hurt because this turns into constant family updating the moment
a new family appears. This is one of the major reasons why we do CPUID
bits.

> Also, the SMCA feature is used here as a short-cut to match on systems with
> a Data Fabric. We could use the Zen feature in the same way.

We could.

What is the main description of the environment an ATL library belongs
into: a SMCA system or a Zen-based system?

Thx.

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