linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 02/29] x86/boot: Relocate definition of the initial state of CR0

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Message-ID: <20171026090045.GA6438@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:00:45 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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        Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
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        Liang Z Li <liang.z.li@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 02/29] x86/boot: Relocate definition of the initial
 state of CR0

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:51:25AM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> with the slight caveat that I think it might be a wee bit better if
> UMIP emulation used a separate define UMIP_REPORTED_CR0.

Why, do you see CR0_STATE and UMIP_REPORTED_CR0 becoming different at
some point?

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