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Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86,mpx: make mpx depend on x86-64 to free up VMA flag

From Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86,mpx: make mpx depend on x86-64 to free up VMA flag
Date 2017-08-04 21:30 +0200
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On 08/04/2017 12:07 PM, riel@redhat.com wrote:
> MPX only seems to be available on 64 bit CPUs, starting with Skylake
> and Goldmont. Move VM_MPX into the 64 bit only portion of vma->vm_flags,
> in order to free up a VMA flag.

Makes me a little sad.  But, seems worth it.

Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>

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[PATCH 1/2] x86,mpx: make mpx depend on x86-64 to free up VMA flag riel@redhat.com - 2017-08-04 21:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86,mpx: make mpx depend on x86-64 to free up VMA  flag Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> - 2017-08-04 21:30 +0200

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