linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] score: add regset support

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:18:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	liqin.chen@...plusct.com, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] score: add regset support

IMHO it is certainly a wise choice to have some struct (be it called
user_regs_struct or whatever) that describes the exact userland layout.
(I think it's also fine to just call that elf_gregset_t and have it be an
array, with REG_* defines/enum somewhere to document its indices.  It's
just a matter of taste for the arch folks.)

Given such a struct, the regset code can refer to it (with offsetof, e.g.)
and that will make it far easier to read, understand, and review.

Thanks,
Roland
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