Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up files of Intel Processor Trace

[Borislav Petkov]

On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 11:08:07AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> For those of us suffering OCDs and all, its a good change though. The
> alfabet song does go: A, B, C, D etc.. after all. Not: A, C, D, B ...

... except that x86 encoding orders regs like it was originally: AX,
CX, DX, BX, ... Don't ask me why - looks like someone thought that the
C (count) and D (double precision - AX extension) registers were more
important than B (base).

Or someone was simply illiterate.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
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