Re: [RFC PATCH v4 5/8] x86/smp native_play_dead: Prefer cpuidle_play_dead() over mwait_play_dead()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM Patryk Wlazlyn
<patryk.wlazlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > If you first make intel_idle provide :enter_dead() for all CPUs on all
> > platforms and implement it by calling mwait_play_dead_with_hint(), you
> > won't need mwait_play_dead() any more.
> Crossed my mind, but because mwait_play_dead doesn't filter on Intel
> vendor specifically,

In practice, it does.

The vendor check in it is equivalent to "if Intel".

> I thought that I might break some edge case.
>
>
> I am all for simplifying.