Re: [PATCH] x86: Create clflush() inline, remove hardcoded wbinvd

On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 14:19 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Create an inline function for clflush(), with the proper arguments,
> and use it instead of hard-coding the instruction.
> 
> This also removes one instance of hard-coded wbinvd, based on a patch
> by Bauder de Oliveira Costa.
Hey, Who's that guy that got a name so close to mine? ;-)

> 
> Cc: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>
> Cc: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]>


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