linux-kernel - Re: Sanitize CPU-state when switching tasks (was sanitize CPU-state when switching from virtual-8086 mode to other task)

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Message-ID: <20140110100604.GA12077@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:06:04 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	halfdog <me@...fdog.net>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Sanitize CPU-state when switching tasks (was sanitize CPU-state
 when switching from virtual-8086 mode to other task)

On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 06:13:19PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> OK, that sounds very reasonable. Boris, halfdog, does something like
> this resolve your problem?

Yeah, if in doubt, Linus to the rescue! :)

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

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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