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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:33:24 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To:     Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3/7] x86/cpu, kvm: Move the LFENCE_RDTSC / LFENCE
 always serializing feature
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 05:01:55PM -0600, Kim Phillips wrote:
> The LFENCE_RDTSC / LFENCE always serializing feature was a scattered bit
> and open-coded for KVM in __do_cpuid_func().  Add it to its newly added
> CPUID leaf 0x80000021 EAX proper, and propagate it in kvm_set_cpu_caps()
> instead.  Drop the bit description comments now it's more self-describing.
> 
> Also, in amd_init(), don't bother setting DE_CFG[1] any more if we already

For the future, please use passive voice in your commit message: no "we" or "I",
etc, and describe your changes in imperative mood. Personal pronouns are
ambiguous in text, especially with so many parties/companies/etc developing the
kernel so let's avoid them please.

I'll fix it up now.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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