Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 2 Dec 2001 11:49:53 -0800 (PST) | From | Davide Libenzi <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] task_struct colouring ... |
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, [MOc]cda*mirabilos wrote:
> > > > movl %esp, %eax > > > > andl $-8192, %eax > > > > movl (%eax), %eax > > > > > > Although I'm good in assembly but bad in gas, > > > do you consider the middle line good style? > > > > > > Binary AND with a negative decimal number? > > > > ~N = -(N + 1) > > I know, but I don't consider this good style, as > decimal arithmetic is for humans, and binary > {arithmetic,ops} are for the PC.
The better solution would be (STACK_SIZE - 1) but it's still decimal.
- Davide
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