linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] Begin abstraction of sensitive instructions: asm files

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Date:	Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:52:55 +1000
From:	Peter Chubb <peter@...bb.wattle.id.au>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] Begin abstraction of sensitive instructions: asm	files

>>>>> "Rusty" == Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> writes:

Rusty> 	Agreed: certainly eax should be mentioned.  GET_CR0_INTO_EAX?
Rusty> MOV is a bit close to describing how it's happening (which, on
Rusty> paravirt it might not be) so it might lead the reader to
Rusty> unwarranted assumptions.

Aren't these ideal cases to use a tool to convert, rather than adding
manual changes to the source?  The `afterburner' approach works quite
well for this kind of thing.

Peter C
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