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Re: [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved registers

From Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved registers
Date 2017-08-11 18:30 +0200
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On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> wrote:
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> Question 1: What does DRAP stand for?  Duplicate Return Address
> Pointer?  Dynamic ReAlignment Pointer?  I tried searching and got
> nothing.

I think it's "Dynamic Re-Alignment" register, but I may have just made that up.

                   Linus

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[PATCH 2/2] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved registers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2017-08-10 23:40 +0200
  [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved  registers tip-bot for Josh Poimboeuf <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2017-08-11 14:20 +0200
    Re: [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved registers Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-08-11 18:30 +0200
      Re: [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved registers Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-11 18:30 +0200
      Re: [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved  registers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2017-08-11 19:00 +0200
        Re: [tip:x86/asm] objtool: Track DRAP separately from callee-saved registers hpa@zytor.com - 2017-08-11 19:40 +0200

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