linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/cpu] x86, cpu: Fix X86_FEATURE

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Message-ID: <4CAB52AD.60502@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:30:37 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, ryan@...osecc.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/cpu] x86, cpu: Fix X86_FEATURE_NOPL

On 10/5/2010 2:47 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
> tag it for -stable too?
>

What is the flaw that justifies it for stable, or even .36?  It seems 
relatively harmless, with at most a very minor performance issue, unless 
I'm missing something?

	-hpa

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