linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5 -v2] acpi, apei, APEI supporting infrastructure

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Message-ID: <4B2E737D.2060902@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:57:01 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>, lenb@...nel.org,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5 -v2] acpi, apei, APEI supporting infrastructure


> 
> Does this mean we'll now try to run acpi interrpretter from NMI
> context?

No. They have a very minimal interpreter for an own very simple byte code.
That code is NMI safe.

-Andi
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