linux-kernel - Re: [patch 8/9] x86/iopl: Remove legacy IOPL option

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Date:   Wed, 06 Nov 2019 22:26:19 -0800
From:   hpa@...or.com
To:     Jürgen Groß <jgross@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     x86@...nel.org, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 8/9] x86/iopl: Remove legacy IOPL option

On November 6, 2019 10:11:49 PM PST, "Jürgen Groß" <jgross@...e.com> wrote:
>On 06.11.19 20:35, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> The IOPL emulation via the I/O bitmap is sufficient. Remove the
>legacy
>> cruft dealing with the (e)flags based IOPL mechanism.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>
>Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com> (Paravirt and Xen parts)
>
>
>Juergen

Good grief, good riddance.
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