RE: [PATCH v2] x86/cpu: Fix x86_match_cpu() to match just X86_VENDOR_INTEL

From: Luck, Tony
Date: Fri May 17 2024 - 16:54:45 EST


>> This is particularly pathetic as there already is a canonical string
>> representation of the vendor ID!
>
> I agree, but that train has left the station long ago,

Is that "GenuineIntel" and "AuthenticAMD"? While canonical, 96-bit values seem less
easy to use than simple small integers.

-Tony