Re: [PATCH] x86: use enum instead of literals for trap values

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/09/2012 08:30 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> * Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> The traps are referred to by their numbers and it can be difficult to
>>> understand them while reading the code without context. This patch adds
>>> enumeration of the trap numbers and replaces the numbers with the correct
>>> enum for x86.
>>>

I have to admit personally to prefer something like X86_XCP_XX where XX
is the two-letter code that the Intel documentation uses for that trap,
i.e. #GP, #BR, #MC and so on.

	-hpa

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