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Re: [PATCH] x86: Add {rex} pseudo prefix
- From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich at suse dot com>
- To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- Cc: "Linus Torvalds" <torvalds at linux-foundation dot org>, "Binutils" <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:31:36 -0700
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Add {rex} pseudo prefix
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- References: <20180222122003.GA10022@gmail.com> <5A8EC56D02000078001AA5E3@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> <CAMe9rOqUbWaxu=vSKV9Y7qK7yRGz7GL+ORV97k=QjGMXDuTfiQ@mail.gmail.com>
>>> On 22.02.18 at 13:40, <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 4:28 AM, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 22.02.18 at 13:20, <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Add {rex} pseudo prefix to generate a REX byte for integer and legacy
>>> vector instructions if possible.
>>>
>>> Any comments?
>>
>> Would you mind adding a sentence as to the difference to the
>> plain (without the braces) prefix, both above and in the doc entry?
>>
>
> Sure. Here it is.
Thanks, LGTM FWIW.
Jan