[PATCH rcu 5/6] tools/nolibc: x86-64: Use `mov $60,%eax` instead of `mov $60,%rax`

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Wed Dec 01 2021 - 19:34:22 EST


From: Ammar Faizi <ammar.faizi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Note that mov to 32-bit register will zero extend to 64-bit register.
Thus `mov $60,%eax` has the same effect with `mov $60,%rax`. Use the
shorter opcode to achieve the same thing.
```
b8 3c 00 00 00 mov $60,%eax (5 bytes) [1]
48 c7 c0 3c 00 00 00 mov $60,%rax (7 bytes) [2]
```
Currently, we use [2]. Change it to [1] for shorter code.

Signed-off-by: Ammar Faizi <ammar.faizi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/include/nolibc/nolibc.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/nolibc.h b/tools/include/nolibc/nolibc.h
index f9afe89ec6f26..4988866af0b58 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/nolibc.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/nolibc.h
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ asm(".section .text\n"
"and $-16, %rsp\n" // x86 ABI : esp must be 16-byte aligned before call
"call main\n" // main() returns the status code, we'll exit with it.
"mov %eax, %edi\n" // retrieve exit code (32 bit)
- "mov $60, %rax\n" // NR_exit == 60
+ "mov $60, %eax\n" // NR_exit == 60
"syscall\n" // really exit
"hlt\n" // ensure it does not return
"");
--
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