Re: [PATCH 24/26] KVM: PPC: PV mtmsrd L=0 and mtmsr

Segher Boessenkool
2010-06-26T17:03:08Z

> There is also a form of mtmsr where all bits need to be addressed.
> While the
> PPC64 Linux kernel behaves resonably well here, the PPC32 one never
> uses the
> L=1 form but does mtmsr even for simple things like only changing EE.

You make it sound like the 32-bit kernel does something stupid, while
there is no other choice. The "L=1" thing only exists for 64-bit.

Segher