linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86, mpx: hook #BR exception handler to allocate bound tables

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Message-ID: <20140117170410.GH8715@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:04:10 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Ren Qiaowei <qiaowei.ren@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86, mpx: hook #BR exception handler to allocate
 bound tables

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 08:58:49AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> #BR exception from kernel space -> panic.
> 
> We have tons of rules on kernel code... e.g. no FPU usage.  This one is
> minor in comparison.

So basically review should catch those wrong BOUND usages?

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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