Re: [patches] [PATCH] [4/12] x86_64: Disable CLFLUSH support again

On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 02:29:58PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:

> The issue here is not with clflush by itself, but with what pages it
> is being applied to. Here, it gets used on page table pages when
> flushing really is needed on what one or more page table entries in
> that page table page point(ed) to.

I see, thanks.

Cheers,
Muli
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