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We can therefore check that >>>>> state when switching to the new task, instead of using a separate >>>>> TIF flag. >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky >>>>> --- >>>> >>>> >>>> Looks ok to me, but I hope we get some confirmation from x86 / xen >>>> folks. >>> >>> >>> I know tglx has shouted at me in the past for precisely this reminder, >>> but you know you can test Xen guests under QEMU/KVM now and don't need >>> to actually run Xen? Has this been boot tested? >> >> And after that, boot-testing sparc as well? :D >> >> If it's easy, why not. But other people should not suffer for all the >> XEN hacks we keep dragging along. > > Which hacks? Serious question. Is this just for Xen PV or is HVM > also affected? In the context of this series, XEN_LAZY_MMU. Your question regarding PV/HVM emphasizes my point: how is a submitter supposed to know which XEN combinations to test (and how to test them), to not confidentially break something here. We really need guidance+help from the XEN folks here. -- Cheers David / dhildenb