linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: use pgd accessors when cloning a pgd range.

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Message-ID: <4CC99B73.6040201@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:49:07 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: use pgd accessors when cloning a pgd range.

On 10/28/2010 4:20 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
>> BTW, are there plans to unify 32 and 64 bit WRT the use of
>> swapper_pg_dir vs initial_page_table?
>
> To be honest, I thought about it but 64bit does the bootstrapping
> differently. I'll look into it one fine day when there's time. (like
> there ever is :))
>

The delta between the early 32- and 64-bit code is one of our big 
problems at the moment.

	-hpa
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