linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Fix thermal throttling reporting after kexec

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Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2015 23:50:00 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Fix thermal throttling reporting after kexec

> I see it under the correctness aspect. Mop up before you shut down.

Ok. I suspect if you want to clean up all registers there's much more
to do.

BTW there's a small danger in it: if we ever crash accessing on
of those registers panic may end up looping.

-Andi
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