Re: [PATCH 10/11] x86: make lazy %gs optional on x86_32

From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge
Date: Mon Feb 09 2009 - 20:51:32 EST


Tejun Heo wrote:
Hmmm... I was (lazily) trying to add that %gs can only be cleared if
it's being managed lazily because otherwise it might be being used by
the kernel for other purposes. :-)

Is my understanding correct?

Oh, hm, I see. We only want to zero it if we're using lazy gs, otherwise it contains something useful... I need to run now, but I'll look at it again in a few hours.

J
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