linux-kernel - Re: [ABOMINATION] x86: Fast interrupt return to userspace

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFy6NzQOfyne4xLqQQCvuhpi-KSXnJNLjXTRc7+4ChPAnQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 6 May 2014 13:35:57 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...nel.org>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [ABOMINATION] x86: Fast interrupt return to userspace

On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net> wrote:
>
> The only reason it's Signed-off-by is that I agree to the DCO.
> That should not be construed to mean that anyone should apply
> this patch.  It's an abomination and it will do terrible,
> terrible things.

Heh. That is pretty disgusting. But I guess it could be interesting
for timing. BRB.

          Linus
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