Re: [PATCH RFC v2 14/20] x86: mm: skip pud setup when using generic compile-time folded pagetable

"H. Peter Anvin" <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:28:40 -0700
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On July 22, 2026 1:22:04 PM PDT, Dave Hansen <dave=2Ehansen@intel=2Ecom> wr=
ote:
>On 7/22/26 13:18, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
>> Sorry=2E But do you mean check with cpu_feature_enabled() not with
>> boot_cpu_has()?
>> IIRC, the boot_cpu_has() doesn't use the DISABLE_MASK_BIT_SET() but
>> uses REQUIRED_MASK_BIT_SET() and I don't expect it wouldn't make
>> an optimisation to constant check which is contrast to DISABLE_MASK_BIT=
_SET()=2E
>
>Ahh, yes=2E I forgot about that nuance! Moving to cpu_feature_enabled()
>would be great!

It is supposed to=2E That's the point of the required mask=2E