linux-kernel - Re: Change x86 prefix order

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Date:	Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:43:17 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To:	"H. J. Lu" <hjl@...on.org>
Cc:	gcc@....gnu.org, GNU C Library <libc-alpha@...rces.redhat.com>,
	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Change x86 prefix order

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 23:00:14 -0800 H. J. Lu wrote:

> On x86, the order of prefix SEG_PREFIX, ADDR_PREFIX, DATA_PREFIX and
> LOCKREP_PREFIX isn't fixed. Currently, gas generates
> 
> LOCKREP_PREFIX ADDR_PREFIX DATA_PREFIX SEG_PREFIX
> 
> I will check in a patch:
> 
> http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-12/msg00054.html
> 
> tomorrow and change gas to generate
> 
> SEG_PREFIX ADDR_PREFIX DATA_PREFIX LOCKREP_PREFIX

Hi,
Could you provide a "why" for this in addition to the
"what", please?

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~Randy
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