From: Herbert Xu Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, crypto, Use gas macro for PCLMULQDQ-NI and PSHUFB Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:53 +0800 Message-ID: <20091123115553.GA6424@gondor.apana.org.au> References: <1257839041.22519.2523.camel@yhuang-dev.sh.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org" To: Huang Ying Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1257839041.22519.2523.camel@yhuang-dev.sh.intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-crypto.vger.kernel.org On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 03:44:01PM +0800, Huang Ying wrote: > Old binutils do not support PCLMULQDQ-NI and PSHUFB, to make kernel > can be compiled by them, .byte code is used instead of assembly > instructions. But the readability and flexibility of raw .byte code is > not good. > > So corresponding assembly instruction like gas macro is used instead. > > Signed-off-by: Huang Ying Both patches applied. Thanks a lot! -- Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/ Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt