linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC/RFB] x86_64, i386: interrupt dispatch changes

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Message-ID: <20081104212933.GA11050@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 4 Nov 2008 22:29:33 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...tmail.fm>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, lguest@...abs.org,
	jeremy@...source.com, Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC/RFB] x86_64, i386: interrupt dispatch changes


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:

> And as hpa's comments point it out, compressing the rather stupid 
> irq stubs might be a third option that looks promising as well.

... and we should try and see how far we can compress those stubs, 
before we do any segment register based tricks.

	Ingo
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