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

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Message-Id: <2C31F1C3-3337-483B-A463-767459305F1E@kernel.crashing.org>
Date:	Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:01:43 -0500
From:	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.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


On Oct 11, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Paul Mackerras wrote:

> 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?

we'll I don't consider the altivec register file as 'extended fp'.   
I'm assuming the name XFP came from IA32 land when MMX/SSE came into  
existence.

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

agreed, I think the function name should change as well.

- k
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