linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] kvm, vmx: move register clearing out of assembly path

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Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:47:19 +0000
From:   "Stecklina, Julian" <jsteckli@...zon.de>
To:     "jmattson@...gle.com" <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        "sean.j.christopherson@...el.com" <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "js@...en8.de" <js@...en8.de>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] kvm, vmx: move register clearing out of assembly path

On Fri, 2018-10-26 at 09:30 -0700, Jim Mattson wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 8:46 AM, Sean Christopherson
> <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com> wrote:
> 
> > And FWIW, I find the original code to be more readable since all
> > GRPs
> > are zeroed with the same method.
> I concur. I really do prefer the explicit xors to the input
> arguments.

ACK. Will re-post with xor for everything.

Julian
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