Re: [discuss] Re: [Bug 350] New: i386 context switch very slow compared to 2.4 due to wrmsr (performance)

Robert Dewar
2003-02-14T13:53:43Z

> > The only way to get from long-mode back to legacy-mode is to reset the
> > processor. It can be done in software but you will likely lose interrupts.
>
> Smartdrv.sys and triple-faults come back, all is forgiven! ;)

I have an idea, perhaps we can make the keyboard controller recognize a special
command that will reset the processor :-) :-)