In-Reply-To: <20061212225430.GC10475 at sequoia.sous-sol.org> On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:54:30 -0800, Chros Wright wrote: > > --- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c Tue Dec 12 13:50:50 2006 -0800 > > +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c Tue Dec 12 13:50:53 2006 -0800 > > @@ -665,6 +665,37 @@ struct task_struct fastcall * __switch_t > > load_TLS(next, cpu); > > > > /* > > + * Restore IOPL if needed. > > + */ > > + if (unlikely(prev->iopl != next->iopl)) > > + set_iopl_mask(next->iopl); > > Small sidenote that this bit undoes a recent change from Chuck Ebbert, which > killed iopl_mask update via hypervisor. This whole thing needs a proper fix IMO. I posted something a while back but Andi didn't like it, I guess. -- MBTI: IXTP
