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Peter Anvin" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86: Make processor vendor selection available without EXPERT Message-ID: <20261031214351.GCauZhF1l6ENBfLKIS@fat_crate.local> References: <20261031-processor_select_is_not_an_expert_feature-v1-0-6227bdbbe5a9@kernel.org> X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20261031-processor_select_is_not_an_expert_feature-v1-0-6227bdbbe5a9@kernel.org> On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 08:51:48AM +0100, Vincent Mailhol wrote: > Restricting a kernel build to a known CPU vendor currently requires > enabling EXPERT. > > Make PROCESSOR_SELECT available without EXPERT. It remains disabled by > default, preserving support for all applicable CPU vendors in existing > configurations. What I am not seeing is git archeology about why it is behind EXPERT and whether that reason is or is not valid anymore. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette