On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 01:07:30AM +0100, Blaisorblade wrote:
> Is there any reason for avoiding this treatment to %gs, apart that TLS code 
> usually does not need it, even if the API allows for it to exist?

Is there any prospect that %gs will be getting similar treatment?  %fs is
set through CLONE_SETTLS, so it would seem that something like a new
clone flag would be required for this.

> I _do_ 
> believe this patch fixes bug which can be tested (not verified everything), 
> even if I wonder why you didn't look at the patch I sent to you time ago (I 
> hadn't finished it, in truth, but there was most stuff - it had problems I 
> couldn't debug at that time).

Maybe because I forgot about it - do you have a pointer?

                                Jeff

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Work email - jdike at linux dot intel dot com

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