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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/8] x86/head: remove useless zeroed word
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Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> writes:

> This zeroed word has no apparent purpose, so remove it.
>
> Brian Gerst says:
>
> "FYI the word used to be the SS segment selector for the LSS
> instruction, which isn't needed in 64-bit mode."
>

Seems dangerous. It wouldn't surprise me if some CPUs or x86 emulations
load it anyways and trigger page faults if there is really nothing
there.

-Andi

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