Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/cpufeatures: Shorten X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT to X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOV

To: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/cpufeatures: Shorten X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT to X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOV
From: Xin Li <xin@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:12:19 -0700
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On 4/15/2025 1:05 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:

Yeah _LOV is too cryptic. I've called the flag X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_VMEXIT.


Yeah, it is better.

References:
- [PATCH v1 0/3] x86/cpufeatures: Clean up formatting
  - From: Xin Li (Intel)
- [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/cpufeatures: Shorten X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT to X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOV
  - From: Xin Li (Intel)
- Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] x86/cpufeatures: Shorten X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT to X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOV
  - From: Borislav Petkov