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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21.1] i386: save registers before intra-privilege
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:08:40 -0700
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H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Sticking kernel mode values in those fields would add no value, except
> as a poison (since %ss == KERNEL_DS and would cause a #GP(0) if it ever
> reached IRET.)

#SS(0), rather, of course.

	-hpa