Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:32:12 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: x86: A fast way to check capabilities of the current cpu |
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On 01/21/2011 09:46 AM, Christoph Lameter wrote: >> Oh, you're right. Sorry about that. Can you please then add a >> comment noting that the operation is x86 only? Maybe prefix it with >> x86_? > > For a function defined in an specific include file and only used in arch > specific code?
Yes, x86_ prefix to indicate it's an x86-specific interface, as opposed to arch_ which is a architecture-specific component of the implementation of a generic interface.
-hpa
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