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charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 3/14/25 16:33, Jim Mattson wrote: >> It would be simpler for userspace to be able to say "if the bit is there >> then enable it and make it visible through CPUID". > Good point. I'll take care of that in v2. > > I feel like I am abandoning my principles with this patch, but as long > as you and Sean are on-board, I will do what needs to be done. True, but there's a time for that as well. As long as it's not enabled by default, stuff like this (or even quirks that _are_ enabled by default) has its place. Paolo