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From: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
To: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: zach@vmware.com, akpm@osdl.org, chrisl@vmware.com,
	chrisw@osdl.org, hpa@zytor.com, Keir.Fraser@cl.cam.ac.uk,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, m+Ian.Pratt@cl.cam.ac.uk,
	mbligh@mbligh.org, pratap@vmware.com,
	virtualization@lists.osdl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/14] i386 / Add a per cpu gdt accessor
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:40:45 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050811054045.GU7762@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0508102344060.16483@montezuma.fsmlabs.com>

* Zwane Mwaikambo (zwane@arm.linux.org.uk) wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 zach@vmware.com wrote:
> 
> > Add an accessor function for getting the per-CPU gdt.  Callee must already
> > have the CPU.
> 
> This one seems superfluous to me, does accessing it indirectly generate 
> better code too?

It's prepratory for other work.

thanks,
-chris

  reply	other threads:[~2005-08-11  5:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-11  4:56 [PATCH 8/14] i386 / Add a per cpu gdt accessor zach
2005-08-11  5:45 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2005-08-11  5:40   ` Chris Wright [this message]
2005-08-11  5:43     ` H. Peter Anvin
2005-08-11  5:54       ` Chris Wright
2005-08-11  5:53   ` Zachary Amsden
2005-08-11  6:06     ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2005-08-16 23:47 ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-16 23:49   ` H. Peter Anvin
2005-08-17  0:07   ` Chris Wright
2005-08-17  0:16     ` Andi Kleen
2005-08-17  0:24       ` Chris Wright

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