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Re: x86 issues


>We can clean up assembler with:
>
>1.	Don't use mnemonic suffix for both memory operand size and
>instruction encoding.
>2.	Replace No_bSuf, No_wSuf, No_lSuf, No_sSuf, No_qSuf, No_ldSuf in
>instruction template with sizes allowed, like B, W, L, Q, S, LD. It
>should only be used in AT&T syntax to match memory operand size.
>3.	Add new fields in instruction template for encoding if needed.
>4.	Break one template into 2 or more if needed.

This matches intentions I had, and I'm glad that you think the same
way!

Jan


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