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Subject: Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling
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On 01/04/2016 10:31 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 7:10 AM, tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
> <tipbot@zytor.com> wrote:
>> Commit-ID:  30bfa7b3488bfb1bb75c9f50a5fcac1832970c60
>> Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/30bfa7b3488bfb1bb75c9f50a5fcac1832970c60
>> Author:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
>> AuthorDate: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:18:48 -0800
>> Committer:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
>> CommitDate: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:05:01 +0100
>>
>> x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling convention
> 
> This is still missing from Linus' tree AFAICT, and I'm a bit nervous
> about it landing in 4.4 without ever showing up in a -rc.
> 

Linus has frequently stated that if it is something that is critical
enough for stable, it is critical enough for final.  Linus will decide
if an additional -rc is needed for that reason.

	-hpa