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SubjectRe: [patch] x86, small syscall entry speedup, 2.1.90
On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:

> Mingo,
>
> Well, Linus may not like the movb syntax, but I for one am glad people
> are paying attention to bumming cycles out of frequently used code
> paths...
>
> - Ted
>
Can you really load a segment register with a byte move? My Intel
documentation doesn't say it's possible. Further, even if allowed,
does it really do this? I don't think so.


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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