[PATCH] x86-64: Use 32-bit zero idiom for shorter encoding
Carlos O'Donell
carlos@redhat.com
Mon Feb 9 14:20:49 GMT 2026
On 2/7/26 10:41 AM, George Hu wrote:
> Replace the 64-bit zero idiom with the 32-bit form. In 64-bit mode,
> zeroing the lower 32 bits of a GPR implicitly clears the entire
> register. The 32-bit encoding is one byte shorter while preserving
> identical semantics.
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Cheers,
Carlos.
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