linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up files of Intel Processor Trace

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Date:	Mon, 3 Aug 2015 13:03:35 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Takao Indoh <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up files of Intel Processor Trace

On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 11:08:07AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> For those of us suffering OCDs and all, its a good change though. The
> alfabet song does go: A, B, C, D etc.. after all. Not: A, C, D, B ...

... except that x86 encoding orders regs like it was originally: AX,
CX, DX, BX, ... Don't ask me why - looks like someone thought that the
C (count) and D (double precision - AX extension) registers were more
important than B (base).

Or someone was simply illiterate.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
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