linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] broken ebba638ae723d8a8fc2f7abce5ec18b688b791d7

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Date:	Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:48:21 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	"rusty@...tcorp.com.au" <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	Kees Cook <kees.cook@...onical.com>,
	matthieu castet <castet.matthieu@...e.fr>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [BUG] broken ebba638ae723d8a8fc2f7abce5ec18b688b791d7

On 01/28/2011 08:58 AM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> On 01/27/2011 07:38 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> [Adding Jeremy]
>>
>> Jeremy, would this break Xen?  As far as I know, Xen is the main user
>> of skipping segment register initialization.
> 
> Xen doesn't go through head_*.S at all.
> 

OK, I guess it's actually lguest which needs this feature?

	-hpa
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