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SubjectRe: linux-2.2.11-pre7: i386 asm cleanup
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> - AFAIU, there is no point in using just the lower half of a register to
> fill in a segment register, with a movl to boot.

I seem to remember there was. This came up before if I remember rightly
and Linus had a specific reason for it. Check with Linus.

Alan


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