RE: [PATCH] fix x2apic defect that Linux kernel doesn't mask 8259A interrupt during the time window between changing VT-d table base address and initializing these VT-d entries(smpboot.c and apic.c )

[Zhang, Lin-Bao (Linux Kernel R&D)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: H. Peter Anvin [mailto:h...@zytor.com]
> Sent: 2012年10月10日 23:27
> To: Zhang, Lin-Bao (Linux Kernel R&D); Suresh Siddha
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; a...@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk;
> mi...@redhat.com; Croxon, Nigel; t...@linutronix.de; x...@kernel.org;
> a.p.zijls...@chello.nl; Sakkinen, Jarkko; joerg.roe...@amd.com;
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> Subject: RE: [PATCH] fix x2apic defect that Linux kernel doesn't mask 8259A
> interrupt during the time window between changing VT-d table base address
> and initializing these VT-d entries(smpboot.c and apic.c )
> 
> OSV = Operating System Vendor ime. red Hat, SUSE etc.
> 
Thanks Peter very much.