Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:02:36 +0000 (GMT) | From | "Maciej W. Rozycki" <> | Subject | Re: [patch] Fix GDT re-load on ACPI resume |
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Hi Hiroshi-san,
> I believe this patch is required because the original gdt is not addressable > via the low mapping page table (set by acpi_save_state_mem and used for wakeup > code), not the GDTR's linear address size reason.
That makes sense, indeed. Using "lgdtl" (and likewise "lidtl") universally is a bit safer anyway.
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