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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:57:01 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/alternatives: Catch late X86_FEATURE modifiers
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To: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>
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On 27.03.24 г. 17:43 ч., Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@alien8.de>
> 
> After alternatives have been patched, changes to the X86_FEATURE flags
> won't take effect and could potentially even be wrong.
> 
> Warn about it.
> 
> This is something which has been long overdue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>

nit: While cleaning this bit mind if you also switch 
alternatives_patched to a bool?