linux-kernel - invalidate TLB instruction on x86

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Date:	Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:57:54 -0500
From:	Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: invalidate TLB instruction on x86

If a x86 processor modifies the page table of a running program, it
needs to issue the InvlPg instruction to invalidate the TLB in this
processor. what about TLBs in other processors. are they modified. if
they do, how ?

Thanks

Xin
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