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x86, doc: Revert "x86: Document rdmsr_safe restrictions"
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This reverts commit ce37def
"x86: Document rdmsr_safe restrictions", as these restrictions no longer apply.

Reported-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120419171609.GH3221@aftab.osrc.amd.com
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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H. Peter Anvin committed Apr 20, 2012
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9 changes: 1 addition & 8 deletions arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
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Expand Up @@ -169,14 +169,7 @@ static inline int wrmsr_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned low, unsigned high)
return native_write_msr_safe(msr, low, high);
}

/*
* rdmsr with exception handling.
*
* Please note that the exception handling works only after we've
* switched to the "smart" #GP handler in trap_init() which knows about
* exception tables - using this macro earlier than that causes machine
* hangs on boxes which do not implement the @msr in the first argument.
*/
/* rdmsr with exception handling */
#define rdmsr_safe(msr, p1, p2) \
({ \
int __err; \
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