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From: Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v18 08/10] x86: add CMT related MSRs in
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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 18:27:17 +0800
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To: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
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On Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 12:17:13PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >>> On 01.10.14 at 12:59, <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 02:26:35PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >> >>> On 30.09.14 at 12:49, <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >> > --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h
> >> > +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h
> >> > @@ -324,6 +324,8 @@
> >> >  #define MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS	0x000001b0
> >> >  
> >> >  /* Platform Shared Resource MSRs */
> >> > +#define MSR_IA32_QOSEVTSEL		0x00000c8d
> >> 
> >> Is this still an appropriate name with then name change "QOS" -> "CMT"?
> >> 
> >> > +#define MSR_IA32_QMC			0x00000c8e
> >> 
> >> The Q here may similarly be questionable now.
> >> 
> >> >  #define MSR_IA32_PQR_ASSOC		0x00000c8f
> >> 
> >> And maybe even the one here?
> >> 
> >>
> > 
> > As the SDM still use the old names, I left these names unchanged so that
> > no surprise for someone don't know the history to look into the spec.
> > 
> > So it's more like a spec issue.
> > 
> > On the other hand, I also feel the code here looks ugly. So maybe we can
> > still change them to 'correct' ones?
> 
> If you can first internally agree on stable names going forward?

Yes, I'm pushing for this.
Chao