linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] x86_64: A real proposal for iret-less return to kernel

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Date:	Wed, 21 May 2014 15:13:54 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] x86_64: A real proposal for iret-less return to kernel

On 05/21/2014 03:11 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 03:00:18PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> So this is not a problem then.
> 
> Yeah, f'get it - it is all good at that front. :-)
> 

Seems like a comment would be in order, though.

	-hpa

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