linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86-64: cleanup some assembly entry points

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Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:59:29 -0800
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	"Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...e.com>
Cc:	<mingo@...e.hu>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <hpa@...or.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86-64: cleanup some assembly entry points

"Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...e.com> writes:

> The compatibility mode ptregs entry points for one can make use of the
> GLOBAL() macro, and should be suitably aligned. Their shared
> continuation point (ia32_ptregs_common) otoh doesn't need to be global
> at all, but should continue to be properly aligned.

FWIW I reviewed all the patches and they look good to me
(except for the tricky THREAD_INFO patch, sorry)

Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

-Andi

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