Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] x86/cpu: Clear feature bits disabled at compile-time
From: Maciej Wieczor-Retman
Date: Mon Mar 02 2026 - 17:55:12 EST
On 2026-03-02 at 21:59:47 +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>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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> Boris.
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Maybe it could fall under the 'some "oh, that's not good" issue'? :)
But I see your point, I'll drop sending it to stable.
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Kind regards
Maciej Wieczór-Retman