linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][GIT PULL][v3.3] x86: Specify a size for the cmp in the NMI handler

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Message-ID: <1329785094.25686.46.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:44:54 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][GIT PULL][v3.3] x86: Specify a size for the cmp in the
 NMI handler

On Mon, 2012-02-20 at 16:11 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 4:03 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
> > You can use cmpl here... the segment is only a 16-bit number.  Or use testb $3,...
> 
> Yeah. And cmpl is one byte shorter (and the same size as testb).

I'll rebase and send again.

Thanks,

-- Steve


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