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Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 02:36:20 +0100
From: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
Subject: Re: [rfc patch] i386: don't save eflags on task switch
On Saturday 04 November 2006 01:46, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> >
> > There is no real need to save eflags in switch_to(). Instead,
> > we can keep a constant value in the and always
> > restore that.
>
> I don't really see the point. The "pushfl" isn't the expensive part, and
> it gives sane and expected semantics.
>
> The "popfl" is the expensive part, and that's the thing that can't really
> even be removed.
Well it could -- i made an attempt at it recently. But it would add
a little code to the SYSENTER entry code (basically a test / conditional
jump after the pushfl there) to clear any rogue flags on entry.
Not sure it is worth it. That is why i didn't put this patch in.
-Andi
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