linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH urgent] x86: Save cr4 to mmu_cr4

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Message-ID: <20110411230404.GC32589@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:04:04 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	yinghai@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, lkml20101129@...ton.leun.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH urgent] x86: Save cr4 to mmu_cr4_features at boot time

On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 08:23:38AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com> wrote:
> 
> > Save cr4 to mmu_cr4_features at boot time
> > 
> > This patch fixes a freeze when resuming from hibernation, introduced by
> > "x86: Cleanup highmap after brk is concluded", commit id
> > e5f15b45ddf3afa2bbbb10c7ea34fb32b6de0a0e.
> > This patch should be backported to all the stable tree where the
> > offending commit is present.
> 
> No, the offending commit should be reverted from -stable. It's not at all clear 
> yet why this fix patch helps.

It's now reverted.

thanks,

greg k-h
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