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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/3] x86: Remove cmpxchg from i386 NMI nesting code
On 06/08/2012 10:36 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>>
>> On i386 it's infinite, but again, I don't think the code will ever be
>> exercised on i386. I'm much more concerned about performance on current
>> processors.
>
> I'm not worried about non i386 here. Some context missing from the patch
> is that this code is surrounded by:
>

Sorry, I meant i386 as in actual i386 processors, as opposed to modern
processors in 32-bit mode.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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