Re: [PATCH 0/8] x86: Disentangle the vdso and clean it up

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Mon Oct 20 2014 - 17:42:16 EST


On 09/23/2014 10:50 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>
> Patch 8 removes the vvar that selects the getcpu mode. That vvar
> has been unnecessary for a couple of years, ever since alternative
> patching has worked in the vdso.
>

Is there any fundamental reason to not always use LSL at this point?

-hpa


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