Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: fix text_poke

[H. Peter Anvin]

Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > There are only two ways to deal with this - extensive analysis of the 
> > entire flow of control, or telling the compiler exactly what is *actually* 
> > going on.  The latter is the preferred way, obviously.
>
> Yes, in an ideal world, gcc would help here.

gcc is a free software project, and the gcc maintainers are around and 
can be approached.  A good proposal will go a long way, and patches will 
go even longer.

	-hpa
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