Re: [PATCH tip-pti 1/2] x86/entry: remove SAVE_C_REGS_EXCEPT_* macros

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Tue Feb 06 2018 - 17:56:19 EST


On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:25 PM, Dominik Brodowski
<linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The macros which save all but specific registers have been unused for
> a long time. Remove them and the SAVE_C_REGS_HELPER macro, but
> instead provide the SAVE_C_REGS macro directly.

Ack. But see my other email about even more cleanups.

At least the SAVE_{C,EXTRA}_REGS -> SAVE_REGS combination cleanup
should be totally mindless, since they are always used together and
with the same argument.

Unless I'm blind.

Linus