Messages in this thread | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] AUX_DEVICE_INFO is one byte long, use 'movb' | Date | Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:50:40 +0200 |
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On Tuesday 01 August 2006 01:47, Diego Calleja wrote: > Bugzilla #6552 says: > > "In arch/i386/boot/setup.S, movw is used instead of movb for PS/2 mouse > information, although it is unsigned char. This does not harm, because > the jmp instruction overwritten by movw is used before executing movw, > and never be used again" > > I've no idea if this is a real bug or how it gets fixed, so I'm submitting > it for review instead of letting it die of boredom in bugzilla. Aditionally > to i386, I've changed x86-64, which mirrors the same code. > > Credits to Yoshinori K. Okuji, who found the problem and suggested a fix.
Queued thanks.
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