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From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
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Subject: Re: [patch V3 01/40] cpu/SMT: Make SMT control more robust against
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Date:   Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:01:50 +0200
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On Fri, Aug 04 2023 at 19:50, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 12:20:59PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>  kernel/cpu.c |    6 ++++++
>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>> --- a/kernel/cpu.c
>> +++ b/kernel/cpu.c
>> @@ -630,6 +630,12 @@ static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsig
>
> As discussed on IRC, the name and what the function does is kinda
> conflicting.
>
> What it actually queries is whether the CPU can be booted. So something
> like this ontop I guess:

No objections from my side.