The patch below does not apply to the 6.9-stable tree. If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands: git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.9.y git checkout FETCH_HEAD git cherry-pick -x 34bf6bae3286a58762711cfbce2cf74ecd42e1b5 # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.> git commit -s git send-email --to '<stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>' --in-reply-to '2024060624-platinum-ladies-9214@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.9.y' HEAD^.. Possible dependencies: 34bf6bae3286 ("x86/topology/amd: Evaluate SMT in CPUID leaf 0x8000001e only on family 0x17 and greater") 21f546a43a91 ("Merge branch 'x86/urgent' into x86/cpu, to resolve conflict") thanks, greg k-h ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------