linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86-64, modify_ldt: Ban 16-bit segments on 64-bit kernels

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Message-ID: <20140414072113.GA19569@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2014 09:21:13 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86-64, modify_ldt: Ban 16-bit segments on
 64-bit kernels


* Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 05:13:40PM -0400, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > Performance is bad in general, running a 32-bit Fedora 20 guest.
> 
> So this means you haven't tried the game in the guest yet, so that 
> we can know for sure that a guest doesn't solve your problem or 
> what?
> 
> Btw, which game is that and can I get it somewhere to try it here 
> locally?

Apparently the game in question is "Exile: Escape from the pit":

  http://osdir.com/ml/wine-bugs/2014-04/msg01159.html

Thanks,

        Ingo

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