On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 08:35:22PM -0000, tip-bot2 for Xin Li (Intel) wrote:
The following commit has been merged into the x86/urgent branch of tip:
Commit-ID: fa7d0f83c5c4223a01598876352473cb3d3bd4d7 Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/fa7d0f83c5c4223a01598876352473cb3d3bd4d7 Author: Xin Li (Intel) xin@zytor.com AuthorDate: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:15:04 -07:00 Committer: Dave Hansen dave.hansen@linux.intel.com CommitterDate: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:15:52 -07:00
x86/traps: Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value
Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value to always set bit 10, which is reserved to '1', when "clearing" DR7 so as not to trigger unanticipated behavior if said bit is ever unreserved, e.g. as a feature enabling flag with inverted polarity.
OMG, who wrote that "text"?
I asked AI to simplify it:
"Set DR7 to its standard reset value and always make sure bit 10 is set to 1. This prevents unexpected issues if bit 10 later becomes a feature flag that is active when cleared."
It sure does read better and I can understand what you're trying to say.
So can we *please* use simple, declarative sentences in our commit messages and not perpetuate the SDM?
Thx.