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Re: PATCH: Also check for `movl %esp, %ebp' for x32

From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
To: Mark Kettenis <mark dot kettenis at xs4all dot nl>
Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:30:13 -0700
Subject: Re: PATCH: Also check for `movl %esp, %ebp' for x32
References: <20120410202953.GA23862@intel.com> <201204171143.q3HBh9LV021759@glazunov.sibelius.xs4all.nl>

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:43 AM, Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:29:53 -0700
>> From: "H.J. Lu" <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> X32 may use `movl %esp, %ebp' in prologue. ?This patch checks it for
>> x32. ?Tested on Linux/x86-64. ?OK for trunk?
>
> Sorry, but I'm not sure it is a good idea to mix ABIs in the code like
> that. ?Up until now, I've made a conscious attempt to keep the i386
> and amd64 ABIs seperated out as much as possible. ?Can you post a
> complete diff of the -tdep.c related changes to support x32 in GDB,
> such that I can judge where this is heading?

Here is the complete x32 GDB patch:

http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2012-04/msg00476.html

Thanks.

-- 
H.J.

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References:
- PATCH: Also check for `movl %esp, %ebp' for x32
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