Re: [PATCH 2/7] x86, xsave: introduce xstate enable functions

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 07/22/2010 05:15 AM, Robert Richter wrote:
> 
> Just wondering why you are using this_func()? Instead, you could
> simply do:
> 
> 	next_func();
> 	next_func = xstate_enable;
> 
> Do you see races when bringing up multiple cpus in parallel?
> 

It allows the compiler to turn it into a tailcall if frame pointers are
disabled.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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