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SubjectRe: [GIT PULL] EFI changes for v3.16
On Sat, 03 May, at 02:04:47PM, Matt Fleming wrote:
> Folks, please queue the following change for v3.16 from Borislav that
> uses the more strict kernel_fpu_{begin,end}() instead of the __*
> verisons that won't catch buggy use in interrupt context.
>
> The following changes since commit e33655a386ed3b26ad36fb97a47ebb1c2ca1e928:
>
> efivars: Add compatibility code for compat tasks (2014-04-17 13:53:53 +0100)
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mfleming/efi.git tags/efi-next
>
> for you to fetch changes up to baa916f39b50ad91661534652110df40396acda0:
>
> x86/efi: Check for unsafe dealing with FPU state in irq ctxt (2014-05-03 06:39:25 +0100)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> * Use the more strict FPU handling functions before invoking EFI
> services to catch misuse in irq context - Borislav Petkov

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center


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