Re: [PATCH 2/4 v3] x86: AMD: Add hardware-enforced cache coherency as a CPUID feature

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On 9/11/20 1:10 PM, Krish Sadhukhan wrote:
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>>> +#define X86_FEATURE_HW_CACHE_COHERENCY (11*32+ 7) /* AMD
>>> hardware-enforced cache coherency */
>> That's an awfully generic name.  We generally have "hardware-enforced
>> cache coherency" already everywhere. :)
>>
>> This probably needs to say something about encryption, or even SEV
>> specifically.
> 
> How about X86_FEATURE_ENC_CACHE_COHERENCY ?

I think X86_FEATURE_SME_COHERENT would be the most appropriate name.
That bit, as defined, looks totally specific to SME.



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