On 10/30/07, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > > Add asm-compat.h to x86 > > > > In assembly code and in gcc inline assembly, we need .long to express a "c > > long" > > type on i386 and a .quad to express the same on x86_64. Use macros similar > > to > > powerpc "PPC_LONG" to express those. Name chosen: ASM_LONG. (didn't feel > > like > > X86_LONG was required). > > > > This is useful in inline assembly within code shared between 32 and 64 > > bits architectures in x86. > > > > More compatible assembly macros could be added in this header later when > > needed. > > > > I had to create this to implement a merged optimized immediate values > > header for x86. > > > > Seems sound to me, and this header might be a useful place to put other > things, like macros to emit exceptions, etc... > I have already done similar things in the unified pvops patch. But it was just a few locations, and I didn't fell the need for a common thing. But it is definitely useful.
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