Change x86 prefix order

Randy Dunlap rdunlap@xenotime.net
Wed Dec 6 16:42:00 GMT 2006


On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 23:00:14 -0800 H. J. Lu wrote:

> On x86, the order of prefix SEG_PREFIX, ADDR_PREFIX, DATA_PREFIX and
> LOCKREP_PREFIX isn't fixed. Currently, gas generates
> 
> LOCKREP_PREFIX ADDR_PREFIX DATA_PREFIX SEG_PREFIX
> 
> I will check in a patch:
> 
> http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-12/msg00054.html
> 
> tomorrow and change gas to generate
> 
> SEG_PREFIX ADDR_PREFIX DATA_PREFIX LOCKREP_PREFIX

Hi,
Could you provide a "why" for this in addition to the
"what", please?

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~Randy



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