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Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 21:31:25 +0200 (CEST)
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
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On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> I would suggest:
>  - move all kernel-related (and thus non-visible to user space) segments 
>    up, and make the cacheline optimizations _there_. 
>  - keep the TLS entries contiguous, and make sure that segment 0040 (ie
>    GDT entry #8) is available to a TLS entry, since if I remember
>    correctly, that one is also magical for old Windows binaries for all
>    the wrong reasons (ie it was some system data area in DOS and in 
>    Windows 3.1)
>  - and for cleanliness bonus points: make the regular user data segments 
>    just another TLS segment that just happens to have default values. If 
>    the user wants to screw with its own segments, let it.

i'll do this. Julliard, any additional suggestions perhaps - is GDT entry
8 the best %fs choice for Wine?

	Ingo

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