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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/14] x86/microcode/intel: Expose
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On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 02:53:13PM -0800, Jithu Joseph wrote:
> IFS uses 'scan test images' provided by Intel that can be regarded as

Why is that in '' quotes?

> firmware. IFS test image carries microcode header with extended signature
> table.
> 
> Expose find_matching_signature() for verifying if the test image

Yeah, not "expose" but "reuse".

> header or the extended signature table indicate whether an IFS test image
> is fit to run on a system.

> Move the function to cpu/intel.c and
> add intel_ prefix to the function name.

That is not needed in a commit message - it is visible from the diff
itself.

Please remove the "what" in all your commit messages.

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