Re: [PATCH 5/5] x86, mpx: extend siginfo structure to include boundviolation information

[H. Peter Anvin]

> 
> This thing looks like a partial duplication of functionality which we
> already have - inat.*/insn.*, etc.
> 
> It would be cleaner to integrate the mpx pieces into the existing x86
> insn analysis code and use it instead of growing your own, IMHO.
> 

I saw a previous version of the code that did that, and it really didn't
work out well -- it ended up being more complex and slower.

	-hpa

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