Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: linux-2.2.11-pre7: i386 asm cleanup | Date | Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:31:02 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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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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