linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] Use %gs as the PDA base-segment in the kernel.

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Message-Id: <200608272019.15067.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:19:15 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>,
	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] Use %gs as the PDA base-segment in the kernel.

On Sunday 27 August 2006 19:20, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> >> +1:	movw GS(%esp), %gs
> >>     
> >
> > movl is recommended in 32bit mode
> >   
> 
> arch/i386/kernel/entry.S: Assembler messages:
> arch/i386/kernel/entry.S:334: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov'

Looks like a gas bug to me.

-Andi
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