linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Execute WP test after interrupts are enabled

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Message-ID: <4A944131.90908@goop.org>
Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:53:21 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
CC:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Execute WP test after interrupts are enabled

On 08/25/09 12:37, Brian Gerst wrote:
> Is there any reason to run this test at all on Xen?  It's only needed
> for real 386 and some broken 486 processors.
>   

Yeah.  We could easily set boot_cpu_data.wp_works_ok and bypass the
test, but I think its highlighting some other bug.

    J
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