Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] x86/cpu: Clear feature bits disabled at compile-time

From: Borislav Petkov

Date: Mon Mar 02 2026 - 16:52:04 EST


On Mon, Mar 02, 2026 at 08:38:35PM +0000, Maciej Wieczor-Retman wrote:
> I don't think it's some big threat. But then would you agree it'd be a good idea
> to backport a change to the documentation that the cpuinfo isn't as reliable as
> the documentation entry says it is? I would imagine the documentation should be
> kept as accurate as possible.

Point me to which rule your argumentation applies, pls:

Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst

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