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Message-ID: <20130228161057.GC9767@pd.tnic>
Date:	Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:10:57 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>, mingo@...hat.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, xen-devel@...ts.xen.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, samu.kallio@...rdeencloud.com,
	kraman@...hat.com, jwboyer@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Is: x86: mm: Fix vmalloc_fault oops during lazy MMU updates Was:
 Re: [PATCH] mm/x86: Flush lazy MMU when DEBUG_PAGEALLOC is set

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 07:53:44AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> At the very least we should have an early filter for the **COMMON!**
> case that we are not on a PV platform.

... or, patch it out with the alternatives on baremetal, as Steven
suggested.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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