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Linux defined feature bits X86_FEATURE_P3 and X86_FEATURE_P4 are not
used anywhere. Commit f31d731e4467 ("x86: use X86_FEATURE_NOPL in
alternatives") got rid of the last usage in 2008. Remove the related
mappings and code.
Just like all X86_FEATURE bits, the raw bit numbers can be exposed to
userspace via MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(). There is a very small theoretical
chance of userspace getting confused if these bits got reassigned and
changed logical meaning. But these bits were never used for a device
table, so it's highly unlikely this will ever happen in practice.
[ dhansen: clarify userspace visibility of these bits ]
Signed-off-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241107233000.2742619-1-sohil.mehta%40intel.com
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.