On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 11:15:39AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > Calling get_cpu_cap() will reset a bunch of CPU features. This will > cause the system to lose track of force-set and force-cleared > featueres in the words that are reset until the end of CPU
features > initialization. This can cause X86_FEATURE_FPU, for example, to > change back and forth during boot and potentially confuse CPU setup. > > To minimize the chance of confusion, re-apply forced caps every time > get_cpu_cap() is called. > > Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <[email protected]> -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.

