Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] x86/cpufeatures: Add feature bits for AMD heterogeneous processor

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Tue Jun 11 2024 - 06:53:10 EST


On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 04:52:24PM +0800, Perry Yuan wrote:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] x86/cpufeatures: Add feature bits for AMD heterogeneous processor

"... Add a heterogeneous core topology feature bit"

not "feature bits"

> CPUID leaf 0x80000026 advertises core types with different efficiency rankings
>
> Bit 30 indicates the heterogeneous core topology feature, if the bit
> set, it means not all instances at the current hierarchical level have
> the same core topology.
>
> For better utilization of feature words and help to identify core type,
> X86_FEATURE_HETERO_CORE_TOPOLOGY is added as a few scattered feature bits.

This sentence is not needed.

> PDF p274
>
> Link: https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/processor-tech-docs/programmer-references/24593.pdf

This link will become obsolete, you can say instead

Search the web for "architecture programmer's manual volume 2 system
programming docID #25493" in order to find the official document.

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