linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, Fix broken LDT access in VMI

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Date:	Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:49:58 -0400
From:	"Parag Warudkar" <parag.lkml@...il.com>
To:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"Zachary Amsden" <zach@...are.com>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"Glauber de Oliveira Costa" <gcosta@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, Fix broken LDT access in VMI

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
>> -     vmi_ops.write_idt_entry(dt, entry, ldt_entry[0], ldt_entry[1]);
>> +     vmi_ops.write_ldt_entry(dt, entry, ldt_entry[0], ldt_entry[1]);

For a few seconds I thought it was diff going mad diff'ing exactly
similar lines.

This one could actually use some capitalization to reduce the
possibility of similar problems in future - rename to write_IDT_entry
and write_LDT_entry perhaps?

Parag
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