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Re: [PATCH] x86/spec-ctrl: More MSR_ARCH_CAPS enumerations


  • To: Andrew Cooper <Andrew.Cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:46:29 +0200
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On 10.06.2022 19:13, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> On 10/06/2022 17:00, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/best-practices/data-operand-independent-timing-isa-guidance.html
>> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/advisory-guidance/running-average-power-limit-energy-reporting.html
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>
>> CC: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> CC: Wei Liu <wl@xxxxxxx>
>>
>> The SDM also lists
>>
>>   #define  ARCH_CAPS_OVERCLOCKING_STATUS      (_AC(1, ULL) << 23)
>>
>> but I've got no idea what this is, nor the index of MSR_OVERCLOCKING_STATUS
>> which is the thing allegedly enumerated by this.
> 
> 
> Found it.  There's an OVER{C}CLOCKING typo in the SDM.  It's MSR 0x195
> and new in AlderLake it seems.

With or without bits for it added
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
I'd like to note though that I can't spot such a spelling mistake in version
077 of the SDM (vol 4).

Jan



 


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