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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/4] x86: call verify_cpu during 32bit CPU startup
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On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com> wrote:
> The XD_DISABLE-clearing side-effect needs to happen on 32bit CPU
> start-up as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com>

The patch description here is pretty damn terse. Why do we need the
clearing for? Does not clearing XD_DISABLE cause some problem?


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