On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:34:00 -0800 "H. Peter Anvin" <h...@zytor.com> wrote:
> So we need to get something into x86/urgent for the CR2 bug. > > It seems like a no-brainer to do the hoisting patch, for which I prefer > the version proposed by Jiri Olsa which reads %cr2 and then passes it to > __do_page_fault() in a GPR: > > http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140228160526.gd1...@krava.brq.redhat.com > > As fart as I can tell this should fix Vince's problem as well. > > Anyone who objects to this? Otherwise I will put it in tip:x86/urgent > tomorrow. > > Do we need any more refinements this late in the -rc cycle? > The only other issue is if perf traces from function context and traces the trace_do_page_fault() call. But other than that, sure, take Jiri's patch. Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rost...@goodmis.org> Please also add the reported/tested-by from Vince Weaver and add a Link: to the other thread, as it got pretty detailed there too. -- Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
