Re: [PATCH for 4.20 v2] CHANGELOG.md: Finalize changes in 4.20 release cycle

[Oleksii Kurochko <oleksii.kurochko@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/26/25 11:50 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:

> On 26.02.2025 11:45, Oleksii Kurochko wrote:
> > @@ -34,6 +40,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
> >   - On x86:
> >     - xl suspend/resume subcommands.
> >     - `wallclock` command line option to select time source.
> > +   - Add Support for Paging-Write Feature.
> >       
> That EPT (i.e. Intel) only, which may want making explicit?
>     
Agree, it would be better to write: "Add support for EPT paging-write feature".

> > +   - Zen5 support (including new hardware support to mitigate the SRSO
> > +     speculative vulnerability).
> >       
> I'd also suggest to qualify Zen5 with AMD.
>     
I thought that it is clear just from the name for a CPU microachitecture: Zen5 which
I expect to be develop by AMD. Anyway, if it is really better I will add AMD before Zen5.

>  Whether to mention this here
> when I think I backported all the pieces isn't entirely clear to me either.
>     
What is the better place then?

~ Oleksii