linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/29] x86/fpu: Update comment for __raw_xsave

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Message-ID: <0af334ceeb51df7e8bfcd0cfc83ca6372a946cc6.camel@surriel.com>
Date:   Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:56:07 -0500
From:   Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
To:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/29] x86/fpu: Update comment for __raw_xsave_addr()

On Wed, 2018-11-28 at 23:20 +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> The comment above __raw_xsave_addr() claims that the function does
> not
> work for compacted buffers and was introduced in commit
>   b8b9b6ba9dec3("x86/fpu: Allow setting of XSAVE state")

...

> Based on that the function works for compacted buffers as long as the
> CPU supports it and this what we care about.
> 
> Remove the "Note:" which is not accurate.
> 
> Suggested-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>

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