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SubjectRe: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: x86: Remove `r8`, `r9` and `r10` from the clobber list
Hello Michael,

On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 04:24:28PM +0000, Michael Matz wrote:
(...)
> In short: Ammars initial claim:
>
> > Linux x86-64 syscall only clobbers rax, rcx and r11 (and "memory").
> >
> > - rax for the return value.
> > - rcx to save the return address.
> > - r11 to save the rflags.
> >
> > Other registers are preserved.
>
> is accurate and I will clarify the psABI to make that explicit.

Many thanks for this very detailed explanation! Ammar, I'll take your
patch.

Thanks all,
Willy

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