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SubjectRe: math_state_restore and kernel_fpu_end disable interrupts?
On Sun, 19 Jan 2014, George Spelvin wrote:

>> It's credited to Suresh Siddha, whom I've cc'ed (along with others who
>> signed off). Suresh, if you're still around, could you comment on why
>> math_state_restore always leaves interrupts disabled, regardless of their
>> state on entry? Is there a deep reason or is it a bug?
>
> What the comments seemed to be implying was that it was a bug to enter
> this code with interrupts enabled. So the problem may be a little bit
> more systemic; expert counsel is required.

It would be kind of weird for code that requires disabled interrupts on
entry to turn around and enable interrupts itself. I agree that it would
really help for a guru to take a look...

On which note, Suresh's email bounced :-(

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Nate Eldredge
nate@thatsmathematics.com



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