Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, Makefile: Add new generic x86-64 settings v2/v3/v4

From: torvic9
Date: Wed Aug 18 2021 - 05:47:06 EST



> Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hat am 18.08.2021 09:15 geschrieben:
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> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 04:24:48PM +0200, torvic9@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > + Generic x86-64 CPU.
> > + Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs with min support of x86-64-v2.
>
> > + help
> > + Generic x86-64-v3 CPU with v3 instructions.
> > + Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs with min support of x86-64-v3.
> > +
>
> > + help
> > + Generic x86-64 CPU with v4 instructions.
> > + Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs with min support of x86-64-v4.
>
> How the f&%$% is a user supposed to know what these garbage descriptions
> are supposed to mean?

I agree, will come up with something better in v2.