| Date | Tue, 05 May 2015 10:57:58 -0700 | From | Dave Hansen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 084/208] x86/fpu: Rename xsave.header::xstate_bv to 'xfeatures' |
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On 05/05/2015 10:49 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote: > 'xsave.header::xstate_bv' is a misnomer - what does 'bv' stand for?
xstate_bv is what it is called in the SDM. I'd really like to see the nomenclature match the SDM where it's sensible because it says lots of things like:
XSAVES does not write to any parts of the XSAVE header other than the XSTATE_BV and XCOMP_BV fields.
It's nice to have code that does:
...->xstate_bv
to match up with that documentation IMNHO.
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