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Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:18:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
To: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clean up x86 interrupt entry code
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On 6 Apr 2002, Robert Love wrote:
> 
> You removed GET_THREAD_INFO and there does not seem to be a
> replacement.  Is there some assurance *thread_info is now pointed to by
> %ebx here?

It seems to be always loaded by the common interrupt code (and %ebx is a 
call-saved register, so calling the interrupt handlers and returning 
doesn't clobber it).

But testing it may be a good idea ;^p

		Linus

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