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Message-ID: <200608010703_MC3-1-C6B1-9266@compuserve.com>
Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 2006 07:00:59 -0400
From:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [patch] x86_64: remove lock prefix from is_at_popf() tests

The lock prefix will cause an exception when used with the
popf instruction, so no need to continue searching after it's
found.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>

--- 2.6.18-rc3-64.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ 2.6.18-rc3-64/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int is_at_popf(struct task_struct
 		case 0x26: case 0x2e:
 		case 0x36: case 0x3e:
 		case 0x64: case 0x65:
-		case 0xf0: case 0xf2: case 0xf3:
+		case 0xf2: case 0xf3:
 			continue;
 
 		case 0x40 ... 0x4f:
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int is_at_popf(struct task_struct
 			/* 64-bit mode: REX prefix */
 			continue;
 
-			/* CHECKME: f0, f2, f3 */
+			/* CHECKME: f2, f3 */
 
 		/*
 		 * pushf: NOTE! We should probably not let
-- 
Chuck
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