Re: [PATCH] x86/split_lock: Restore warn mode (and add a new one) to avoid userspace regression

From: Paul Gofman
Date: Thu Sep 29 2022 - 13:40:36 EST


On 9/29/22 11:26, Dave Hansen wrote:
Let's be precise here, though. It isn't that folks can't play. It's
that we *intentionally* put something in place that kept them from
playing. They can play just fine after disabling split lock detection.

I guess that the statement that they can play is arguable. To do it, the player (even capabale and willing to go as far as tweaking kernel options, which alone may be a showstopper for the game to be called playable) should get aware that the issue they are having can be solved this way. IMO such level of involvement effectively means that a user who is not technically advanced and not perceiving troubleshooting Linux specific issues as a part of game play just can't play it.