Folks, please queue the following change for v3.16 from Borislav that
uses the more strict kernel_fpu_{begin,end}() instead of the __*
verisons that won't catch buggy use in interrupt context.
The following changes since commit e33655a386ed3b26ad36fb97a47ebb1c2ca1e928:
efivars: Add compatibility code for compat tasks (2014-04-17 13:53:53 +0100)
are available in the git repository at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mfleming/efi.git tags/efi-next
for you to fetch changes up to baa916f39b50ad91661534652110df40396acda0:
x86/efi: Check for unsafe dealing with FPU state in irq ctxt (2014-05-03 06:39:25 +0100)
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* Use the more strict FPU handling functions before invoking EFI
services to catch misuse in irq context - Borislav Petkov
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Borislav Petkov (1):
x86/efi: Check for unsafe dealing with FPU state in irq ctxt
arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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