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SubjectRe: switch_to comment update


On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
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> BTW, which is the reason we continue to reload the stack pointer address
> in the TS structure? To let know the kernel which stack pointer to use
> while entering the kernel, right?

Indeed. If we didn't do that, the CPU wouldn't know what value to give esp
on system calls and faults from user mode.

Linus


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