From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
"Ahmed S . Darwish" <darwi@linutronix.de>,
Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>,
Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] x86/cpu: Make CONFIG_X86_CX8 unconditional
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:47:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251214084710.3606385-14-mingo@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251214084710.3606385-1-mingo@kernel.org>
I.e. it's a boot time requirement for the CPU to support it.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ahmed S . Darwish <darwi@linutronix.de>
Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Cc: H . Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250425084216.3913608-14-mingo@kernel.org
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 2 +-
arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu | 3 +--
arch/x86/Kconfig.cpufeatures | 1 -
3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 2e31ca35de1a..7a28380a8d76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ config X86
select ARCH_SUPPORTS_AUTOFDO_CLANG
select ARCH_SUPPORTS_PROPELLER_CLANG if X86_64
select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
- select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF if X86_CX8
+ select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
select ARCH_USE_MEMTEST
select ARCH_USE_QUEUED_RWLOCKS
select ARCH_USE_QUEUED_SPINLOCKS
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index c855db6ff6a4..54545aa95286 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ config X86_HAVE_PAE
config X86_CX8
def_bool y
- depends on X86_HAVE_PAE || M586TSC || M586MMX || MK6 || MK7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX
# this should be set for all -march=.. options where the compiler
# generates cmov.
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ config X86_MINIMUM_CPU_FAMILY
int
default "64" if X86_64
default "6" if X86_32 && (MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MEFFICEON || MATOM || MK7)
- default "5" if X86_32 && X86_CX8
+ default "5" if X86_32
config X86_DEBUGCTLMSR
def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpufeatures b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpufeatures
index 888487e109bf..1857f75a19d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpufeatures
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpufeatures
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ config X86_REQUIRED_FEATURE_NOPL
config X86_REQUIRED_FEATURE_CX8
def_bool y
- depends on X86_CX8
# this should be set for all -march=.. options where the compiler
# generates cmov.
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-12-14 8:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-14 8:46 [PATCH -v3 0/15] x86: Remove support for TSC-less and CX8-less CPUs Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 01/15] x86/cpu: Remove M486/M486SX/ELAN support Ingo Molnar
2026-03-30 7:05 ` [tip: x86/platform] " tip-bot2 for Ingo Molnar
2026-03-30 9:45 ` tip-bot2 for Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 02/15] x86/cpu: Remove CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D/MWINCHIPC6 Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 03/15] x86/cpu: Remove CPU_SUP_UMC_32 support Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 04/15] x86/cpu: Remove TSC-less CONFIG_M586 support Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 05/15] x86/cpu, x86/platform, watchdog: Remove CONFIG_X86_RDC321X support Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 06/15] x86/cpu: Remove the CONFIG_X86_INVD_BUG quirk Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 07/15] x86/cpu, cpufreq: Remove AMD ELAN support Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 08/15] x86/fpu: Remove MATH_EMULATION and related glue code Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 09/15] x86/fpu: Remove the 'no387' boot option Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 10/15] x86/fpu: Remove the math-emu/ FPU emulation library Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:46 ` [PATCH 11/15] x86/cpu: Make CONFIG_X86_TSC unconditional Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:47 ` [PATCH 12/15] x86: Remove !CONFIG_X86_TSC code Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:47 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2025-12-14 8:47 ` [PATCH 14/15] x86/atomics: Remove !CONFIG_X86_CX8 methods Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 8:47 ` [PATCH 15/15] x86/percpu: " Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 9:38 ` Uros Bizjak
2025-12-15 7:05 ` [PATCH 15/15 -v4] " Ingo Molnar
2025-12-14 13:39 ` [PATCH -v3 0/15] x86: Remove support for TSC-less and CX8-less CPUs David Laight
2025-12-15 4:22 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-12-15 2:39 ` Brian Gerst
2025-12-15 3:19 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-12-15 13:55 ` Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-01-04 13:08 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-01-07 3:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-12-15 15:54 ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-01-03 22:59 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2025-05-15 8:56 [PATCH -v2 " Ingo Molnar
2025-05-15 8:57 ` [PATCH 13/15] x86/cpu: Make CONFIG_X86_CX8 unconditional Ingo Molnar
2025-04-25 8:41 [RFC PATCH 0/15] x86: Remove support for TSC-less and CX8-less CPUs Ingo Molnar
2025-04-25 8:42 ` [PATCH 13/15] x86/cpu: Make CONFIG_X86_CX8 unconditional Ingo Molnar
2025-04-25 12:10 ` Arnd Bergmann
2025-04-25 15:15 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-04-25 21:54 ` Arnd Bergmann
2025-04-27 9:25 ` Ingo Molnar
2025-04-27 17:32 ` Arnd Bergmann
2025-04-27 21:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-04-28 9:16 ` Ingo Molnar
2025-04-28 11:21 ` Arnd Bergmann
2025-04-29 10:22 ` Ingo Molnar
2025-04-29 12:10 ` Arnd Bergmann
2025-04-27 8:15 ` Ingo Molnar
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