linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/29] x86/fpu: don't export __kernel_fpu

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Message-ID: <da61c2af8aab3348d6fb09889b5531bec7e2f842.camel@surriel.com>
Date:   Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:00:01 -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 07/29] x86/fpu: don't export __kernel_fpu_{begin|end}()

On Wed, 2018-11-28 at 23:20 +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> 
> + * Use kernel_fpu_begin/end() if you intend to use FPU in kernel
> context. It
> + * disables preemption so be carefull if you intend to use it for
> long periods

Just how careful do you want to be?

One l seems sufficient :)

Feel free to add my Reviewed-by: once that spelling
error is fixed :)

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