Re: [PATCH 1/2] arch/x86: Rename config X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS to generic x86

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Wed May 06 2020 - 18:28:17 EST


On 5/6/20 3:21 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> I'm really just wondering what the point of the churn is.

The config option is also in the manpages, fwiw:

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/pkeys.7.html

By the way, I am regretting ever sticking "INTEL_" in there. Seems like
a good best practice would be to leave those things out in the future if
there's any credible opportunity for another vendor to add support.