| Date | Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:33:11 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86, fpu: cleanups, introduce non-lazy FPU restore for xsave |
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I have applied this to tip:x86/fpu, but I have also asked Suresh to prepare a followon patch to decouple eager save from the existence of the XSAVE instruction. It seems pretty clear that eager save is a net benefit in the presence of the XSAVEOPT, but it isn't as clear for only having XSAVE, as far as I can tell. Either way it would seem to be a policy decision that is somewhat separate from the exact instruction.
-hpa
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