Re: [PATCH 18/25] [PATCH] turn priviled operations into macros in entry.S

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Aug 08 2007 - 08:58:31 EST


Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> >
> > > Probably not, but this part of the code I don't fully understand.
> >
> > I would suggest to defer all this until at least one example to test it
> > (except vsmp which is too simple) is around.
>
> Who uses that code? NMIs and debug regs? Lguest only has the host handle
> the NMIs (doesn't pass to guest). And we haven't gotten to debug regs. Who
> else uses that part of the code?

I'm not sure I understand your question. You're asking who uses entry.S?
Answer would be everybody. If you asked something else please reformulate.

-Andi
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