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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/9] jump label v6
On 04/09/2010 11:16 PM, David Miller wrote:
>
> Finally, please abstract out the jump label and string address
> type. Even on 64-bit sparc all of the kernel addresses are 32-bits
> so we can use "u32" for all of the addresses jump label wants to
> record. This will decrease the jump label section size. There is
> at least one other 64-bit platform that can benefit from this,
> which I think is s390x if I'm not mistaken.
>

Even on x86 they're 32 bits -- but signed.

-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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