Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/msr: Add definitions for new speculation control MSRs

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 10:27:24AM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 01/23/2018 08:52 AM, David Woodhouse wrote:
> > +#define MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES	0x0000010a
> > +#define ARCH_CAP_RDCL_NO		(1 << 0)   /* Not susceptible to Meltdown */
> > +#define ARCH_CAP_IBRS_ALL		(1 << 1)   /* Enhanced IBRS support */
> 
> Do we want to spell out the silly Intel acronym?  I don't know how we
> fit it on the right side, but I do think we need to do it _somewhere_.
> We need the code to stand on its own to some degree and not subject the
> masses to reading the spec to understand the code.

Yes please, take pity on us :)

thanks,

greg k-h