linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/2] Replace NT_PRXFPREG with ELF_CORE_XFPREG

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Message-ID: <18190.39864.4562.852292@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:55:04 +1000
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	markn@....ibm.com, PowerPC dev list <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] Replace NT_PRXFPREG with ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE #define

Kumar Gala writes:

> > #define ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE to be NT_PRXFPREG in all current users so
> > there's are no change in behaviour.
> 
> Can we make this ELF_CORE_VECREG_TYPE or something that is so coupled  
> to the x86 specific name?

How is "extended floating point registers" x86-specific?

ELF_CORE_XFPREG_TYPE is a suitable name for something that's used in
conjunction with a function called elf_core_copy_task_xfpregs().

Paul.
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