RE: [PATCH] fix x2apic defect that Linux kernel doesn't mask 8259Ainterrupt during the time window between changing VT-d table base addressand initializing these VT-d entries(smpboot.c and apic.c )

From: Zhang, Lin-Bao (Linux Kernel R&D)
Date: Thu Oct 11 2012 - 11:32:39 EST



> -----Original Message-----
> From: H. Peter Anvin [mailto:hpa@xxxxxxxxx]
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> To: Zhang, Lin-Bao (Linux Kernel R&D); Suresh Siddha
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> Subject: RE: [PATCH] fix x2apic defect that Linux kernel doesn't mask 8259A
> interrupt during the time window between changing VT-d table base address
> and initializing these VT-d entries(smpboot.c and apic.c )
>
> OSV = Operating System Vendor ime. red Hat, SUSE etc.
>
Thanks Peter very much.



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