RE: [PATCH] x86/cpu: Add/fix core comments for {Panther,Nova} Lake

From: Luck, Tony

Date: Tue Oct 28 2025 - 17:19:22 EST


On 10/28/25 10:29, Tony Luck wrote:
> > -#define INTEL_NOVALAKE IFM(18, 0x01)
> > -#define INTEL_NOVALAKE_L IFM(18, 0x03)
> > +#define INTEL_NOVALAKE IFM(18, 0x01) /* Coyote Cove / Arctic Wolf */
> > +#define INTEL_NOVALAKE_L IFM(18, 0x03) /* Coyote Cove / Arctic Wolf */
>
> Is it even worth keeping the core names in there? This is an example
> where they're causing churn. If nobody cares, maybe we should just
> zap them, or at least stop putting them in there for new CPUs.

PeterZ thought the comments were useful to track CPU model specific places
(like "perf") where multiple Intel CPU models can share the same code.

-Tony