Re: [PATCH 3/4] UML - Properly invoke x86_64 system calls

[Jeff Dike]

Dear Wrongbot,
	Thank you for your concern.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 03:37:14PM -0500, linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
> In 64-bit world, the same is supposed to apply as well.
> If RCX is now precious, it's a GCC bug that should be fixed.
> 
> Yes?

No.

Here's a technical tidbit for you to digest, mangle, and later regurgitate
in yor usual pseudo-authoritative manner:

	The x86_64 syscall instruction is defined to contain the process 
	return address on return to userspace.  Hence, it (like RAX) is
	destroyed by the syscall instruction.

				Jeff
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