Re: [RFC v3][PATCH 2/2] intel_txt: Intel(R) TXT and tboot kernel support
From: Andi Kleen
Date: Tue May 12 2009 - 05:50:42 EST
> > > > + ((void(*)(void))(long)tboot_shared->shutdown_entry)();
>
> be better? Or is shutdown_entry always mapped into [0..2GB) on
0..4GB and this code runs in a identity mapping.
> 64-bit? Even then, not sign-extending RIP addresses is wrong and
> invites bugs/restrictions.
You never have to sign extend when going from 32bit to 64bit
on x86-64.
-andi
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