linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] x86/power: De-paravirt restore_processor

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Message-ID: <Y8r4+V4Y42Y09WMw@zn.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:26:33 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Joan Bruguera <joanbrugueram@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>,
        Roger Pau Monne <roger.pau@...rix.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, mark.rutland@....com,
        Andrew Cooper <Andrew.Cooper3@...rix.com>,
        Jörg Rödel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] x86/power: De-paravirt restore_processor_state()

On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 03:25:36PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Since Xen PV doesn't use restore_processor_state(), and we're going to
> have to avoid CALL/RET until at least GS is restored,

Drop the "we":

"..., and CALL/RET cannot happen before GS has been restored, ..."

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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