linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/10] x86, asm: define CC_SET() and CC

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Message-ID: <36c5b34a-a145-aa29-df58-4615df9f440b@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jun 2016 12:34:05 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/10] x86, asm: define CC_SET() and CC_OUT() macros

On 06/08/16 12:29, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 06/07/16 22:09, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:31 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>> From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
>>>
>>> The CC_SET() and CC_OUT() macros can be used together to take
>>> advantage of the new __GCC_ASM_FLAG_OUTPUTS__ feature in gcc 6+ while
>>> remaining backwards compatible.  CC_SET() generates a SET instruction
>>> on older compilers; CC_OUT() makes sure the output is received in the
>>> correct variable.
>>
>> Nice.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
>>
> 
> Did you mean this for the entire patch series or for this one patch
> only?  I want to make sure to add the proper tags for the repost.
> 

(I'm going to assume for now that you meant the whole patch series.)

	-hpa