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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Larry Finger wrote:
> 
> Incidentally, we have learned today that the fault does not occur when running
> MMIO traces, and that it is not SMP related.

Timing? I guess MMIO tracing will slow down the actual command setup part 
a lot.

			Linus