linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: Change mov $0, %reg with xor %reg, %reg

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Message-ID: <Yuzl7+qPtK1i2aSj@suse.de>
Date:   Fri, 5 Aug 2022 11:42:07 +0200
From:   Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>
Cc:     'Kanna Scarlet' <knscarlet@...weeb.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: Change mov $0, %reg with xor %reg, %reg

On Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 09:26:02AM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> Use "xor %rax,%rax" instead of "xor %eax,%eax" to save
> the 'reg' prefix.

Also, some places explicitly use the mov variant to zero a register
without touching rflags. Please be careful to not change those.

Regards,

-- 
Jörg Rödel
jroedel@...e.de

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