sure the right version of %gs is current when switching between user and kernel modes. This means that the swapgs "implementation" can be inlined and used when the stack is unsafe (usermode). Unfortunately, it means that disabling patching will result in a non-booting kernel... Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge Cc: Stephen Tweedie Cc: Eduardo Habkost Cc: Mark McLoughlin Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar