linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/vmware: Fix hypercall clobbers

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=whSPdiu3bSd25FUdYYSbSiMy3+Uy223j4CN1qNCpgvprw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:05:07 -0800
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...-um.de>, 
	Thorsten Leemhuis <regressions@...mhuis.info>, Alexey Makhalov <alexey.makhalov@...adcom.com>, x86@...nel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ajay Kaher <ajay.kaher@...adcom.com>, 
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, 
	Justin Forbes <jforbes@...oraproject.org>, 
	Linux kernel regressions list <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/vmware: Fix hypercall clobbers

On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 at 16:46, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> (using uint64_t instead of target_ulong at the maintainer's request as
> they are phasing out the target_ulong type).

Ahh. I'm reading emails in the wrong order, this answers the question
I had about the 32-bit host case..

            Linus