linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/alternatives] x86, alternatives: Use 16-bit numbers for cpufeature index

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:06:09 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, mingo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/alternatives] x86, alternatives: Use 16-bit numbers
 for cpufeature index

On 06/28/2010 12:58 AM, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> 
> There is alternative in use_xsave().
> use_xsave() should return false in my system, but it returns true after this patch applied.
> 

Does this patch solve your problem?

	-hpa


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