linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [5/12] x86_64: Make patching more robust, fix paravirt issue

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Date:	Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:15:24 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
CC:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [5/12] x86_64: Make patching more robust, fix paravirt
 issue

Chris Wright wrote:
> That did get backed out (at least the part that broke paravirt patching)
> in 602033ed5907a59ce86f709082a35be047743a86.  Linus' tree should be
> working fine right now with d34fda4a84c18402640a1a2342d6e6d9829e6db7
> committed, and can be further refined with the patch below that's just
> waiting on some further testing.
>   

I don't think this is necessary.  It isn't worth complicating the
interface to avoid the memcpy.

    J
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