Re: [PATCH] i386: improve double fault handling

[H. Peter Anvin]

Jan Beulich wrote:
> > Firstly, 64-bit does not use a task gate for double faults anymore. (but 
> > uses a separate IST stack for double faults)
>
> Sure - because there are no task gates on 64-bit.

What we're doing here is really using task gates to emulate IST anyway.

	-hpa
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