[PATCH] x86: Correct -mlfence-before-indirect-branch= documentation

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Thu Apr 9 02:34:58 GMT 2020


Replace "after indirect near branch" with "before indirect near branch".

	* doc/c-i386.texi: Correct -mlfence-before-indirect-branch=
	documentation.
---
 gas/ChangeLog       | 5 +++++
 gas/doc/c-i386.texi | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index d7293e1b58..ecc3b983bd 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2020-04-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* doc/c-i386.texi: Correct -mlfence-before-indirect-branch=
+	documentation.
+
 2020-04-08  Gunther Nikl  <gnikl@justmail.de>
 
 	* config/tc-moxie.h (MD_PCREL_FROM_SECTION): Delete define.
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
index 8141a84d97..628fb1ad5a 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
@@ -484,12 +484,12 @@ lfence, which is the default.
 @item -mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{register}
 @itemx -mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{memory}
 These options control whether the assembler should generate lfence
-after indirect near branch instructions.
+before indirect near branch instructions.
 @option{-mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{all}} will generate lfence
-after indirect near branch via register and issue a warning before
+before indirect near branch via register and issue a warning before
 indirect near branch via memory.
 @option{-mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{register}} will generate
-lfence after indirect near branch via register.
+lfence before indirect near branch via register.
 @option{-mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{memory}} will issue a
 warning before indirect near branch via memory.
 @option{-mlfence-before-indirect-branch=@var{none}} will not generate
-- 
2.25.2



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