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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Make math_state_restore() save and restore the interrupt flag
On 02/01/2014 05:19 PM, George Spelvin wrote:
>> OK, let's circle back for a bit. We have an active bug, and we clearly
>> have a lot of restructuring that could/should be done. We need to fix
>> the bug first; if we're going to a bunch of restructuring then that
>> ought to be separate. The first bit is how we fix the immediate bug.
>
> Well, that's what the [PATCH] that started this thread,s for which seems
> to greatly reduce the incidence.
>
> The issue being discussed here is the fact that it's far from clear to
> people that the result of applying that patch is actually bug-free.
>
> Given how long it's been in shipping kernels (2.6.26 or 3.10, depending
> on what you think causes it to trigger) and how few complaints there
> have been, I'm happy to take a while to think about it.
>

Yes, I would agree with that. I guess I should have said "how do we fix
the immediate bug(s) properly."

-hpa



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