linux-kernel - Re: Kernel broken on processors without performance counters

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:35:10 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
	Vince Weaver <vince@...ter.net>,
	"hillf.zj" <hillf.zj@...baba-inc.com>,
	Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel broken on processors without performance counters

On Wed, Jul 08, 2015 at 11:17:38AM -0400, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I found out that the patch a66734297f78707ce39d756b656bfae861d53f62 breaks 
> the kernel on processors without performance counters, such as AMD K6-3.

Out of curiosity: are you actually using this piece of computer history
or you're only booting new kernels for regressions?

:)

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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