Re: [patch] paravirt: isolate module ops

From: Zachary Amsden
Date: Sat Jan 06 2007 - 15:55:36 EST


Rusty Russell wrote:

+int paravirt_write_msr(unsigned int msr, u64 val);

If binary modules using debug registers makes us nervous, the reprogramming MSRs is also similarly bad.


+void raw_safe_halt(void);
+void halt(void);

These shouldn't be done by modules, ever. Only the scheduler should decide to halt.
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