Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86: entry_64.S: remove stub_iopl

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Mar 11 2015 - 08:10:27 EST


On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 11:45:06AM +0100, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> stub_iopl is no longer needed: pt_regs->flags needs no fixing up
> after previous change. Removing it.

Can we flesh out "previous change" a bit more detailed here please?

When looking at this patch months if not years from now, people would be
scratching head about the "previous change".

Thanks.

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Boris.

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