Re: [PATCH 2/8] i386: bitops: Rectify bogus "Ir" constraints

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Mon Jul 23 2007 - 13:58:38 EST




On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, Satyam Sharma wrote:
>
> * The "I" constraint modifier is applicable only to immediate-value operands,
> and combining it with "r" is bogus.

This is wrong too.

The whole point of a "Ir" modifier is to say that the instruction takes
*either* an "I" or an "r".

Andrew - the ones I've looked at were all wrong. Please don't take this
series.

Linus
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