Re: [PATCH] eliminte NMI entry/ exit code

George Anzinger wrote:

The NMI entry and exit code fiddles with bits in the preempt count. If an NMI happens while some other code is doing the same, bits will be lost. This patch removes this modify code from the NMI path till we can come up with something better.

Humour me for a minute here...
NMI restores preempt_count back to its old value upon exit, right?
So what does a race case look like?

Nick

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