Re: [RFC] [PATCH] cache pollution aware __copy_from_user_ll()

[Hiro Yoshioka]

From: Hirokazu Takahashi <taka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > The following patch does not use MMX regsiters so that we don't have
> > to worry about save/restore the FPU/MMX states.
> > 
> > What do you think?
> 
> I think __copy_user_zeroing_intel_nocache() should be followed by sfence
> or mfence instruction to flush the data.

Thanks. I'll implement it.

Regards,
  Hiro
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