linux-kernel - Re: [x86][v2] only print out DR registers if they are not power-on defaults.

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Message-ID: <20130618170848.GD13114@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:08:48 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [x86][v2] only print out DR registers if they are not power-on
 defaults.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:09:11PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> The DR registers are rarely useful when decoding oopses.
> With screen real estate during oopses at a premium, we can save two lines
> by only printing out these registers when they are set to something other
> than they power-on state.
> 
> [v2: incorporate D6 change suggested by Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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