linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] x86, fpu: Use eagerfpu by default on all CPUs

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Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:11:37 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] x86, fpu: Use eagerfpu by default on all CPUs

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 03:59:29PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Well, but if we want this change then perhaps we should simply change
> the default value? This way "AUTO" still can work.

Yeah, sure, let's do some measurements first, to see whether this is
even worth it.

Btw, Mel pointed me at some cleanups he did a while ago in that area
too: https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/8/6/201

If you guys could take a look, that would be awesome :)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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