PATCH: Use RXX_LP, LP_OP, LP_SIZE and ASM_ADDR in nptl

[Andreas Jaeger]

On 03/17/2012 05:36 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This patch changes nptl x86-64 assembly codes to use RXX_LP, LP_OP, LP_SIZE
> and ASM_ADDR on long and pointers. It uses RXX_LP when operating on
> registers which contain long and pointers.  It uses LP_OP when
> operating memory operands which contain long and pointers.  It uses
> LP_SIZE and ASM_ADD for pointer operations.

Seeing these patches, I'm concerned that people working on x86-64 will 
break x32 with not using all the macros.

IMO it makes sense to document somewhere - perhaps in the glibc wiki? - 
how to write x86-64 code for glibc so that it works on x32 as well.

HJ, would this be possible?

Andreas
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