Re: [PATCH v4 4/7] mtrr, x86: Fix MTRR state checks in mtrr_type_lookup()

From: Toshi Kani
Date: Wed May 06 2015 - 19:28:14 EST


On Thu, 2015-05-07 at 00:39 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, May 06, 2015 at 09:23:31AM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> > I have a question. Those bits define the bit field of enabled in struct
> > mtrr_state_type, which is defined in this header. Is it OK to only move
> > those definitions to other header?
>
> I think we shouldn't expose stuff to userspace if we don't have to
> because then we're stuck with it. Userspace has managed so far without
> those defines so I don't see why we should export them now.

OK, I will move those bits definition to arch/x86/include/asm/mtrr.h.

Thanks for the clarification,
-Toshi


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