Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:24:05 -0700 | From | Zachary Amsden <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Remove default_ldt, and simplify ldt-setting. |
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Andi Kleen wrote: > >> If there are no LDT entries, the LDT register is loaded >> with a NULL descriptor. >> > > x86-64 currently doesn't do this -- do you see an particular advantage > in it? >
It's friendlier to virtual machines ;) And you can't get a zero sized LDT otherwise. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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