linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: fix mwait_play_dead() faulting on mwait-incapable cpus

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Date:	Mon, 30 May 2011 15:36:50 +0300
From:	Török Edwin <edwintorok@...il.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: fix mwait_play_dead() faulting on mwait-incapable
 cpus

On 05/30/2011 03:23 PM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> A logic error in mwait_play_dead() causes the kernel to use mwait
> even on cpus which don't support it, such as KVM virtual cpus.
> 
> Introduced by 349c004e3d31fd.
> 
> Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36222

Confirmed that it fixes it.

>
> Reported-by: Török Edwin <edwintorok@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>

You can add this if you want to:
Tested-by: Török Edwin <edwintorok@...il.com>

Thanks,
--Edwin
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