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Commit 2071b3e3 authored by Linus Torvalds's avatar Linus Torvalds
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Merge branch 'x86/espfix' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip into next

Pull x86-64 espfix changes from Peter Anvin:
 "This is the espfix64 code, which fixes the IRET information leak as
  well as the associated functionality problem.  With this code applied,
  16-bit stack segments finally work as intended even on a 64-bit
  kernel.

  Consequently, this patchset also removes the runtime option that we
  added as an interim measure.

  To help the people working on Linux kernels for very small systems,
  this patchset also makes these compile-time configurable features"

* 'x86/espfix' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  Revert "x86-64, modify_ldt: Make support for 16-bit segments a runtime option"
  x86, espfix: Make it possible to disable 16-bit support
  x86, espfix: Make espfix64 a Kconfig option, fix UML
  x86, espfix: Fix broken header guard
  x86, espfix: Move espfix definitions into a separate header file
  x86-32, espfix: Remove filter for espfix32 du...
parents 9df0fe64 e6ab9a20
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