linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, nmi: workaround sti; hlt race vs nmi; intr

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Date:	Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:55:29 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, nmi: workaround sti; hlt race vs nmi; intr

On 09/27/2010 02:27 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> 
> I don't have write permissions for the spec.  If you can verify that all 
> existing and future hardware will mask NMI after STI and convince the 
> spec owners to update the specifications, I'm all for it; it's certainly 
> a cleaner solution.
> 

I'm trying to see if this is doable.  As you can well imagine, though,
it takes time.

	-hpa

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