Re: linux-2.2.11-pre7: i386 asm cleanup

Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:16:00 -0400

Alan Modra <alan@SPRI.Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au> said:
> On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > - 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.

> Compatibility with old binutils.

How old? Is the currently required binutils for the kernel new enough?

[Good explanation snipped]

Thanks!

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