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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: only use ERMS for user copies for larger sizes
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 10:26 AM Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> wrote:
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> Can we maybe use this as an excuse to ask for some reasonable instructions to access user memory?

I did that long ago. It's why we have CLAC/STAC today. I was told that
what I actually asked for (get an instruction to access user space - I
suggested using a segment override prefix) was not viable.

Linus

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