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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:08:48 -0800 From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> To: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> CC: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove 'e' from kprope structure members Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote: > Harvey Harrison wrote: >> Some kprobe structure members had a superfluous e in their >> name. >> >> eflags -> flags >> esp -> sp >> > > eflags and esp are the actual machine register names (at least in > 32-bit), and therefore more distinctive than just "flags". > > If this is in preparation for a unification then OK, but I disagree if > not (and technically 64-bit should be using rsp/rflags). > Yes, that's the whole point (unification.) -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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