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From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/23] xsplice: Implement support for
 applying/reverting/replacing patches. (v5)
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:53:22 -0500
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On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 03:41:57PM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> .. snip..
> > > + * Note that because of this NOP code the do_nmi is not safely patchable.
> > > + * Also if we do receive 'real' NMIs we have lost them.
> > 
> > The MCE path needs consideration as well.  Unlike the NMI path however,
> > that one cannot be ignored.
> > 
> > In both cases, it might be best to see about raising a tasklet or
> > softirq to pick up some deferred work.
> 
> I will put that in a seperate patch as this is patch is big enough.
> 

.. which will also fix the alternative_asm() usage of it.