Re: [PATCH RFC v1 06/11] x86/fpu/mpx: Remove MPX xstate component support

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com> wrote:

> A new xstate component is set to occupy the position previously used by
> MPX in the non-compacted format, then creating a fundamental conflict
> between the two.
> 
> Currently, xfeature_noncompact_order[] includes MPX, but the introduction
> of the new feature would cause a direct conflict there unless MPX is
> removed. Fortunately, MPX support has already been deprecated and
> effectively removed by commit:
> 
>     45fc24e89b7c ("x86/mpx: remove MPX from arch/x86")
> 
> Explicitly disable the deprecated feature to reserve a space for the new
> xstate.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
> ---
> Several code references to this feature macro remain, primarily on the
> KVM side. While they are likely to become obsolete after this patch,
> their cleanup has been deferred at this review stage: This can be
> addressed in a follow-up patch or included as an optional part of APX
> enablement, I suppose.

So can this patch be moved further up in the series (without breaking 
anything), to make it easier to review the impact of the APX changes?

Thanks,

	Ingo