Hi! > > +config X86_INTEL_BRANCH_TRACKING_USER > > + prompt "Intel Indirect Branch Tracking for user-mode" > > Take the "Intel " and "INTEL_" out, please. It will only cause us all > pain later if some of our x86 compatriots decide to implement this. Are other x86 manufacturers legally allowed to implement that? > > If the kernel is to be used only on older systems that do not support > > IBT, and the size of the binary is important, you can save 900 KB by > > disabling this feature. > > > > Otherwise, if unsure, say Y. > > 900k seems like a *lot*. Where the heck does that come from? > > Also, comments like that don't age very well. Consider: > > Support for this feature is only known to be present on Intel > processors released in 2020 or later. This feature is also > known to increase kernel text size substantially. > > If unsure, say N. That is much better, thanks. Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html
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