Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues

From	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues
Date	2016-05-11 22:20 +0200
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On 05/11/2016 01:04 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 12:51:03PM -0700, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
>> XSAVES is a kernel-mode instruction. It offers a compacted format and
>> memory-write optimization. These patches fix issues in the first
>> implementation.
> 
> do you even read my emails?!
> 
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160511041741.GB2180@pd.tnic
> 
> That's the third patchset in three days! What's with the spamming?!

Borislav, if you don't want to be cc'd on these patches, then please
speak up.  I'm sure Yu-cheng would be happy not to cc you.

But, seriously, he's churning through, responding to feedback and
improving the patches quickly.  I only wish most patch authors did this.
 And, despite breaking it up into 13 pieces, there is *NOT* a lot of
code here.  There's no sane reason to wait a week between iterations.

I encouraged Yu-cheng to keep up with the current pace and not wait a
week between reposts, despite what you requested.  Sorry.  Just speak up
if you want off the cc.

Thread

[PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 09/13] x86/xsaves: Fix xstate_offsets, xstate_sizes for non-extended states Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 13/13] x86/xsaves: Re-enable XSAVES Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 10/13] x86/xsaves: Fix __fpu_restore_sig() for XSAVES Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 07/13] x86/xsaves: Fix PTRACE frames for XSAVES Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 08/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSTATE component offset print out Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 06/13] x86/xsaves: Supervisor state component offset Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 12/13] x86/xsaves: Fix fpstate_init() for XRSTORS Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:00 +0200
  [PATCH v7 03/13] x86/xsaves: Keep init_fpstate.xsave.header.xfeatures as zero for init optimization Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:10 +0200
  [PATCH v7 02/13] x86/xsaves: Rename xstate_size to fpu_kernel_xstate_size to distinguish from fpu_user_xstate_size Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2016-05-11 22:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2016-05-11 22:40 +0200
  [PATCH v7 01/13] x86/xsaves: Define and use fpu_user_xstate_size Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@intel.com> - 2016-05-11 22:10 +0200

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