On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 08:11:02PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote: > Let's provide a standardized interface to compare two CPU models. > "query-cpu-model-compare" takes two models and returns how they compare > in a specific configuration. > > The result will give guarantees about runnability. E.g. if a CPU model A > is a subset of CPU model B, model A is guaranteed to run in configurations > where model B runs, but not the other way around (might or might not run). > > Usually, CPU features or CPU generations are used to calculate the result. > If a model is not guaranteed to run in a certain environment (e.g. > incompatible), a compatible one can be created by "baselining" both models > (follow up patch). > > Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.h...@de.ibm.com> > Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <d...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabk...@redhat.com> -- Eduardo
