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Message-ID: <20150515155334.GC19417@two.firstfloor.org>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:53:34 +0200
From: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Cc: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
stable@...r.kernel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [ 05/48] x86_64, switch_to(): Load TLS descriptors before
switching DS and ES
>
> v2.6.32.65:arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c:425: /* Must be after DS reload */
>
> If this comment is correct then the patch will cause a regression for
> FPU state management. The comment was introduced by:
Yes I already stated before that these super-risky patches
are not stable material.
-Andi
>
> commit 0a5ace2ab08d45cd78d7ef0067cdcd5c812ac54f
> Author: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
> Date: Thu Oct 5 18:47:22 2006 +0200
>
> [PATCH] x86-64: Fix FPU corruption
>
> Ben.
>
> --
> Ben Hutchings
> It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
--
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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