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

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Message-ID: <20191107091337.GB4131@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 7 Nov 2019 10:13:37 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 8/9] x86/iopl: Remove legacy IOPL option

On Wed, Nov 06, 2019 at 08:35:07PM +0100, 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.

Much joy at seeing this code go!