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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c5
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 6ef55e83fb8a..e374c19b9ddc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1305,11 +1305,6 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED(char, exception_stacks
/* May not be marked __init: used by software suspend */
void syscall_init(void)
{
- /*
- * LSTAR and STAR live in a bit strange symbiosis.
- * They both write to the same internal register. STAR allows to
- * set CS/DS but only a 32bit target. LSTAR sets the 64bit rip.
- */
wrmsr(MSR_STAR, 0, (__USER32_CS << 16) | __KERNEL_CS);
wrmsrl(MSR_LSTAR, (unsigned long)entry_SYSCALL_64);