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[PATCH] i386: remove IOPL check on task switch

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IOPL is implicitly saved and restored on task switch,
so explicit check is no longer needed.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
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Chuck Ebbert 2006-12-07 02:14:07 +01:00 committed by Andi Kleen
parent 516d283643
commit 8c89812684
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arch/i386/kernel/process.c
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@ -674,12 +674,6 @@ struct task_struct fastcall * __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct tas
write_pda(pcurrent, next_p); write_pda(pcurrent, next_p);
/*
* Restore IOPL if needed.
*/
if (unlikely(prev->iopl != next->iopl))
set_iopl_mask(next->iopl);
/* /*
* Now maybe handle debug registers and/or IO bitmaps * Now maybe handle debug registers and/or IO bitmaps
*/ */