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| Started by | Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@m4x.org> |
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| First post | 2016-07-29 13:50 +0200 |
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[PATCH 1/1] x86/entry: spell EBX register correctly in documentation Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@m4x.org> - 2016-07-29 13:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86/entry: spell EBX register correctly in documentation Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-08-01 06:50 +0200
| From | Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@m4x.org> |
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| Date | 2016-07-29 13:50 +0200 |
| Subject | [PATCH 1/1] x86/entry: spell EBX register correctly in documentation |
| Message-ID | <s0esF-45z-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
As EBS does not mean anything reasonable in the context it is used, it seems like a misspelling for EBX. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@m4x.org> --- arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S index b846875aeea6..6f3076302017 100644 --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S @@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ END(error_entry) /* - * On entry, EBS is a "return to kernel mode" flag: + * On entry, EBX is a "return to kernel mode" flag: * 1: already in kernel mode, don't need SWAPGS * 0: user gsbase is loaded, we need SWAPGS and standard preparation for return to usermode */ -- 2.9.0
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| From | Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> |
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| Date | 2016-08-01 06:50 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86/entry: spell EBX register correctly in documentation |
| Message-ID | <s1dkR-1zw-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #1452389 |
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 01:39:51PM +0200, Nicolas Iooss wrote:
> As EBS does not mean anything reasonable in the context it is used, it
> seems like a misspelling for EBX.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@m4x.org>
> ---
> arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> index b846875aeea6..6f3076302017 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> @@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ END(error_entry)
>
>
> /*
> - * On entry, EBS is a "return to kernel mode" flag:
> + * On entry, EBX is a "return to kernel mode" flag:
> * 1: already in kernel mode, don't need SWAPGS
> * 0: user gsbase is loaded, we need SWAPGS and standard preparation for return to usermode
> */
> --
Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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