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

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Date:	Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:09:51 +0900
From:	Takao Indoh <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>
To:	<bp@...en8.de>, <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	<alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	<mingo@...hat.com>, <hpa@...or.com>, <acme@...nel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up files of Intel Processor Trace

On 2015/08/03 20:03, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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.
> 

I thought this was typo. If it is intentional, I'll keep it intact.

Thanks,
Takao Indoh

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