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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5 of 7] x86/paravirt: add register-saving thunks to reduce caller register pressure
Andi Kleen wrote:
> I had something like this (but not as generic) for the old pre
> unification semaphores on x86-64 too. I think it's a generally useful
> facility for lots of things (in fact I've been asking gcc developers
> for providing this in a general way for some time).
>

What other users do you have in mind?

> So I would suggest to move the necessary macros to do that outside
> paravirt.h into a separate include so that it can be used independently
> and not call it PV_*.

That wouldn't be too hard to do, but I don't think its something we
should do lightly. There are quite a few pitfalls, and the bugs can get
pretty obscure. It would also mean bringing out a lot of the PV_CALL
machinery, and I'm not sure we really want to give that too much
exposure in the light of day.

J



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