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Re: [PATCH] enhance register parsing in .cfi_* handling (v2)
- From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich at novell dot com>
- To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- Cc: <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:10:45 +0000
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] enhance register parsing in .cfi_* handling (v2)
- References: <47B16930.76E4.0078.0@novell.com> <20080212141622.GA20428@lucon.org>
>The old assembler uses the same register syntax in .cfi_* directives
>as in normal instructions. The new one allows naked registers
>unconditionally. I think .cfi_* directives should be consistent
>with instructions.
I definitely disagree, and you can check that Linux actually uses naked
registers as .cfi_* arguments, but uses normal AT&T syntax everywhere
else. The code could have been simpler if I didn't need to cover that
case.
Jan