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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Reset FPU on exec
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:51:27 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150421135127.GB13605@tassilo.jf.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1504211119450.13914@nanos>

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 11:35:58AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> > +void reset_fpu(void)
> > +{
> > +	drop_init_fpu(current);
> > +}
> 
> So we have a new function which is merily a wrapper around a non
> existent function. 

I originally tried to use the inline function directly, but 
it's defined in "fpu-internal.h" and including it in asm/elf.h
causing all kinds of issues.

> 
> What's the exact purpose of this patch aside of breaking the build?

Try reading the description?

Also it builds fine here.

-Andi
-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only

  reply	other threads:[~2015-04-21 13:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-04-18  1:06 [PATCH] x86: Reset FPU on exec Andi Kleen
2015-04-21  9:35 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-04-21 13:51   ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2015-04-21 14:23     ` Thomas Gleixner

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