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

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Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:03:47 +0200
From:	Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@...s.rwth-aachen.de>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
CC:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnd Hannemann <Arnd.Hannemann@...s.rwth-aachen.de>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Execute WP test after interrupts are enabled

Jeremy Fitzhardinge schrieb:
> On 08/25/09 12:38, Pekka Enberg wrote:
>> On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 12:34 -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think this is the real fix, and it seems a bit ugly.  I'm
>>> OK with it as a workaround, but I think it will end up getting
>>> reverted if applied.
>>>
>> Yeah, I'm fine with that. It's just that we're really late in the
>> release cycle now so I'd like to keep the fix as simple as
>> possible.
>
> Yeah, that's fine, but I think something like this would be simpler.
>  Arnd, could you test it please?

Yes, this indeed also fixes my problem.


Best regards,
Arnd
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