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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make math_state_restore() save and restore the interrupt
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On 02/01/2014 05:06 PM, Suresh Siddha wrote:
> 
> so I will Ack for option "b", as option "a" breaks the features which
> don't take into account cr0.TS.
> 

Even "b" does that, no?  "a" should be fine as long as we don't ever use
those features in the kernel, even under kernel_fpu_begin/end().

> Meanwhile I have the patch removing the delayed dynamic allocation for
> non-eager fpu. will post it after some testing.

Thanks.

	-hpa