[PATCH] enhance register parsing in .cfi_* handling (v2)

[Jan Beulich]

>>> "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com> 12.02.08 16:32 >>>
>On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 03:10:45PM +0000, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> >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.
>
>The x86 part is OK.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>H.J.

Nick, any chance I could get approval on the rather small generic part
of that patch - I have subsequent (i386) changes pending that conflict
with the changes done here, so committing out of order would imply
extra work.

Thanks so much, Jan