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From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Eliminate read_cr3 on TLB flush
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:38:31 -0700
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Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Sure.  It adds a few more cycles onto native though (two memory reads,
> and some math).

As opposed to a serializing control-register read?  I think that's
probably a win.

    J