linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling convention

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 11:01:12 -0800
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Mingwei Shi <mingwei.shi@...el.com>,
	"Fu, Borun" <borun.fu@...el.com>,
	"Gross, Mark" <mark.gross@...el.com>,
	Andrew Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, Su Tao <tao.su@...el.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	"Wang, Frank" <frank.wang@...el.com>,
	"linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org" 
	<linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling convention

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 10:48 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
> On 01/04/2016 10:31 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 7:10 AM, tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
>> <tipbot@...or.com> wrote:
>>> Commit-ID:  30bfa7b3488bfb1bb75c9f50a5fcac1832970c60
>>> Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/30bfa7b3488bfb1bb75c9f50a5fcac1832970c60
>>> Author:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
>>> AuthorDate: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:18:48 -0800
>>> Committer:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>>> CommitDate: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:05:01 +0100
>>>
>>> x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling convention
>>
>> This is still missing from Linus' tree AFAICT, and I'm a bit nervous
>> about it landing in 4.4 without ever showing up in a -rc.
>>
>
> Linus has frequently stated that if it is something that is critical
> enough for stable, it is critical enough for final.  Linus will decide
> if an additional -rc is needed for that reason.

True.  It's also been in -next for a while, although the number of
32-bit -next testers over the holidays might not be that high.

--Andy
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