[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [PATCH] x86/kexec: Fix crash on transition to a 32bit kernel on AMD hardware
Andrew Cooper writes ("Re: [PATCH] x86/kexec: Fix crash on transition to a 32bit kernel on AMD hardware"): > On 01/11/2021 12:13, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Andrew Cooper writes ("Re: [PATCH] x86/kexec: Fix crash on transition to a > > 32bit kernel on AMD hardware"): > >> This path is only taken for a 32bit crash kernel. It is not taken for > >> 64bit crash kernels, or they wouldn't work on AMD either, and this is > >> something we test routinely in XenServer. > >> > >> The worst that can happen is that I've messed the lretq pattern up, and > >> broken transition to all 32bit crash kernels, irrespective of hardware > >> vendor. > >> > >> It will either function correctly, or explode. If it is broken, it > >> won't be subtle, or dependent on the phase of the moon/etc. > > Thanks for this confirmation. > > > > Release-Acked-by: Ian Jackson <iwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Thanks. > > Unfortunately, I've made a blunder here. The code as implemented is > broken on Intel, and works on AMD. (I.e. I need to swap Intel and AMD > in the commit message). Have done locally, but won't repost just for that. OK, thanks. Ian.
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