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Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch] Fix for x86_64 boot failures due tobadsegment se

To: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch] Fix for x86_64 boot failures due tobadsegment setup for protected mode.
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:09:01 +0000
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On 10/11/06 10:32 pm, "Steven Rostedt" <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was playing with Plan9 which happens to also tinker with ss, fs, and
> gs in this critical section. It still crashes pretty early, but it
> crashes earlier without this patch.  This patch lets Plan9 crash at the
> same location before the original patch Stephen Tweedie sent :}.
> 
> This patch makes the mov_to_seg more complete. I left out cs, since I
> don't think that would even make sense with a mov.

Thanks, I'll check this in.

 -- Keir


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