Re: [PATCH 02/19] x86, fpu: Wrap get_xsave_addr() to make it safer

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Fri May 29 2015 - 11:32:04 EST


On 05/28/2015 06:05 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> I would propose that we take the opposite approach and just ban
> eagerfpu=off when MPX is enabled. We could then take the next step
> and default eagerfpu=on for everyone and, if nothing breaks, then just
> delete lazy mode entirely.

No objections from me on this.

It's definitely the simplest thing to do, and it's one less potential
delta that enabling MPX could impose on someone, so it makes me happy on
that front.
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