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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: discuss@x86-64.org
Cc: "Joerg Roedel" <joerg.roedel@amd.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [discuss] [PATCH 1/3] x86_64: additions to the i386 alternative extensions to support x86_64 architecture
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:29:22 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200702192229.22217.ak@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070219190709.GC6083@amd.com>

On Monday 19 February 2007 20:07, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> From: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com>
> 
> This patch adds the necessary changes to extend the i386 alternative
> instruction framework extension on the x86_64 architecture.

Looks complicated and somewhat fragile.

I think I would prefer it if you changed the pad field to a "bit not set"
cpuid field. Then at least 2 alternatives + a nothing alternative could
be described too.

-Andi

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-02-19 21:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-02-19 19:01 [PATCH 0/3] extend alternative instruction framework to support more than one alternative Joerg Roedel
2007-02-19 19:04 ` [PATCH 1/3] i386: extend alternative instruction framwork Joerg Roedel
2007-02-19 19:07 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86_64: additions to the i386 alternative extensions to support x86_64 architecture Joerg Roedel
2007-02-19 19:13   ` [discuss] " Joerg Roedel
2007-02-19 21:29   ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2007-02-20 20:10     ` Joerg Roedel
2007-02-19 19:11 ` [PATCH 3/3] optimize get_cycles_sync for Linux as KVM guest Joerg Roedel

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