linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/39] clobber rbx in putuser

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:46:11 -0300
From:	Glauber Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/39] clobber rbx in putuser_64.S

Andi Kleen wrote:
>> But for this case, I think we can come up with a macro that selects the 
>> appropriate register for each of them. Should be easy to do now that the 
>> code is merged.
> 
> Note that each get_user() backend is ~10 lines or so. If you add
> that many macros you might end up with more code than if you 
> just keep them separate.

I agree I might. But I honestly don't think this is the case here.

Does anyone else have a word on this ?

> While I admit I am also partly to blame for some asm macro
> mess, e.g. in entry.S, I relented and would now advocate
> to minimize macro use in assembler. It simply makes it much
> harder to understand and to change.
> 
> -Andi
> 

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