linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: x86: Remove `r8`, `r9` and `r10` from the clobber list

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Date:   Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:31:02 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Michael Matz <matz@...e.de>
Cc:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
        Ammar Faizi <ammar.faizi@...dents.amikom.ac.id>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: x86: Remove `r8`, `r9` and `r10` from the
 clobber list

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 12:44:27PM +0000, Michael Matz wrote:
> Usually it's good to resolve a conflict towards what the document says, or 
> intended to say.  But glibc of course provides a huge amount of pressure 
> to resolve toward it ;-)

I call that "wagging the dog" or in this case "wagging the doc". :-P

> (laws are also changed toward practice when the latter overtakes :) )

Hohumm.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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