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Get rid of MACHINE_HAS_VX and replace it with cpu_has_vx() which is a short readable wrapper for "test_facility(129)". Facility bit 129 is set if the vector facility is present. test_facility() returns also true for all bits which are set in the architecture level set of the cpu that the kernel is compiled for. This means that test_facility(129) is a compile time constant which returns true for z13 and later, since the vector facility bit is part of the z13 kernel ALS. In result the compiled code will have less runtime checks, and less code. Reviewed-by: Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
Linux kernel
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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 Restructured Text 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.