linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: remove arbitrary instruction size limit in instruction decoder

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Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:20:07 -0800
From:	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
	x86@...nel.org, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, paulus@...ba.org,
	acme@...nel.org, jkenisto@...ibm.com, srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, ananth@...ibm.com,
	anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: remove arbitrary instruction size limit in
 instruction decoder

On Wed, 2014-11-12 at 14:53 -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> The current x86 instruction decoder steps along through the
> instruction stream but always ensures that it never steps farther
> than the largest possible instruction size (MAX_INSN_SIZE).
...

> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

Acked-by: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>

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