Re: [PATCH] Clean up x86 interrupt entry code

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:18:30 -0800 (PST)


On 6 Apr 2002, Robert Love wrote:
>
> You removed GET_THREAD_INFO and there does not seem to be a
> replacement. Is there some assurance *thread_info is now pointed to by
> %ebx here?

It seems to be always loaded by the common interrupt code (and %ebx is a
call-saved register, so calling the interrupt handlers and returning
doesn't clobber it).

But testing it may be a good idea ;^p

Linus

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