Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/asm/entry/32: Open-code CLEAR_RREGS. No code changes.

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue,  2 Jun 2015 21:04:01 +0200
Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This macro is small, has only four callsites, and one of them is
> slightly different using a conditional parameter.
> 
> A few saved lines aren't worth the resulting obfuscation.

I'm curious, why? Did someone recommend this change? I don't see it as
obfuscation at all.

-- Steve


> 
> Generated machine code is identical.
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