Re: [PATCH 1/10] Cr4 is valid on some 486s

[Gerd Knorr]

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 08:12:36AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
>  > On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, Gerd Knorr wrote:
>  > > i.e. something like this (as basic idea, patch is far away from doing anything
>  > > useful ...)?
>  > 
>  > Can't work. The altinstructions are in init-code/data, and will be free'd 
>  > after boot. Which is as it should be. 

Good point, so better place the ones we need at runtime into a separate 
table ...

> Hmmm, what about modules ?

We'll need some new fields in struct module ...

Is already on the list in my head, but I didn't bother yet for that 
proof-of-concept discussion patch ;)

  Gerd
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