linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove all definitions with fastcall

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Message-ID: <476054FB.3000007@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:39:07 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
CC:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove all definitions with fastcall

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 16:27 -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
>> Harvey Harrison wrote:
>>> fastcall is always defined to be empty, remove it from arch/x86
>> Why is it always defined to be empty?  Why isn't it used anymore?
>>
> 
> It was a leftover from before regparm(3) became the default on x86-32.
> 

s/default/obligatory/

	-hpa
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