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Message-ID: <20170119112301.fop6boxbpyk3tf4a@pd.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:23:01 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Matthew Whitehead <tedheadster@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] x86/cpu: Re-apply forced caps every time cpu caps
 are re-read

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:15:39AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> Calling get_cpu_cap() will reset a bunch of CPU features.  This will
> cause the system to lose track of force-set and force-cleared
> featueres in the words that are reset until the end of CPU

features

> initialization.  This can cause X86_FEATURE_FPU, for example, to
> change back and forth during boot and potentially confuse CPU setup.
> 
> To minimize the chance of confusion, re-apply forced caps every time
> get_cpu_cap() is called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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