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SubjectRe: [PATCH 084/208] x86/fpu: Rename xsave.header::xstate_bv to 'xfeatures'
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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