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Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86: Update support for VEX WIG instructions

From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
To: Jan Beulich <JBeulich at suse dot com>
Cc: Binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:24:15 -0700
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86: Update support for VEX WIG instructions
References: <20180917154513.32591-1-hjl.tools@gmail.com> <5B9FD48602000078001E91F9@prv1-mh.provo.novell.com>

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 9:21 AM, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com> wrote:
>>>> On 17.09.18 at 17:45, <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The VEX.Wbit is ignored by some VEX instructions, aka WIG instructions.
>> This patch set does
>>
>> 1. Update disassembler for WIG VEX instructions.
>> 2. Add -mvexwig=[0|1] assembler option to control how the assembler
>> should encode the VEX.W bit in WIG VEX instructions.
>>
>> H.J. Lu (2):
>>   x86: Update disassembler for VexWIG
>>   x86: Add -mvexwig=[0|1] option to assembler
>
> LGTM, FWIW (minus the previously discussed missing revert, but I
> realize I won't be able to convince you).

I can be convinced with testcases.

-- 
H.J.

References:
- [PATCH 0/2] x86: Update support for VEX WIG instructions
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86: Update support for VEX WIG instructions
  - From: Jan Beulich

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