linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: unify pt

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:56:31 -0500
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: unify pt_regs accessors ptrace.h

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> Unify the definiton of:
> v8086_mode
> user_mode
> user_mode_vm
> stack_pointer
> instruction_pointer
> frame_pointer
> 
> in ptrace.h to make it clear where the differences are between
> 32 and 64 bit.  Changes macros to static inlines as well.
> 

Can you put a comment on stack_pointer() that it applies to a 
kernel-mode pt_regs only?

	-hpa
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