Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86, fpu: cleanups, introduce non-lazy FPU restorefor xsave

[Linus Torvalds]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:33 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have applied this to tip:x86/fpu, but I have also asked Suresh to
> prepare a followon patch to decouple eager save from the existence of
> the XSAVE instruction.  It seems pretty clear that eager save is a net
> benefit in the presence of the XSAVEOPT, but it isn't as clear for only
> having XSAVE, as far as I can tell.  Either way it would seem to be a
> policy decision that is somewhat separate from the exact instruction.

Agreed. It would also be good for testing bugs and/or performance for
both xsave and non-xsave cases.

          Linus
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