linux-kernel - Re: Kernel oops with 2.6.26, padlock and ipsec: probably problem with fpu state changes

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Message-ID: <20080810002937.GA1461@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:29:37 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Wolfgang Walter <wolfgang.walter@...m.de>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"viro@...IV.linux.org.uk" <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	"vegard.nossum@...il.com" <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Kernel oops with 2.6.26, padlock and ipsec: probably problem with fpu state changes

On Sat, Aug 09, 2008 at 09:05:50AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> We're invoking this code from interrupt handlers?

In softirq context, yes.

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