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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Discard vector state on syscalls
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Vineet Gupta <vineetg@rivosinc.com> writes:

> On 6/22/23 10:36, Bj=C3=B6rn T=C3=B6pel wrote:
>> From: Bj=C3=B6rn T=C3=B6pel <bjorn@rivosinc.com>
>>
>> The RISC-V vector specification states:
>>    Executing a system call causes all caller-saved vector registers
>>    (v0-v31, vl, vtype) and vstart to become unspecified.
>
> So the only use case of saving/restoring V regs in __switch_to is an=20
> interrupt induced task switch ?

Yes!