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

[H. Peter Anvin]

On May 17, 2024 1:54:33 PM PDT, "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 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
>

Not for internal use, but for exporting in strings.