Re: perf_fuzzer compiled for x32 causes reboot

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Mon Feb 24 2014 - 14:16:31 EST


On 02/24/2014 11:13 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>>
>> Either way, it really seems like we have a case of CR2 leakage out of
>> the NMI context.
>
> Ah, and x86_64 saves off the cr2 register when entering NMI and restores
> it before returning. But it seems to be missing from the i386 code.
>

OK, that might be a problem, but this is the 64-bit kernel.

-hpa


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