> > > So one thing we could do is add a mem_hops field and always set that, > > > even for the old stuff. The old stuff will not know about that field and > > > ignore the bits, but new stuff will then not need as many LVL bits. > > > > > That would be better than lvlx I think. I am guessing you're suggesting > > an integer count here and not a bitmask. Right? > > Yah, 0 hops = local, etc..
This doesn't work on Skylake because it doesn't report the number of hops, just remote or not. Would need a wildcard entry, but that can as well be a separate bit. That's what I did in the latest version of my patch. -Andi
