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RE: [Xen-devel] A useless short jmp?


  • To: "Keir Fraser" <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:59:16 +0800
  • Delivery-date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:57:22 -0700
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
  • Thread-index: AcexsWxtRnqse1ngRRSVOXIcWSiSzwADXzoNABVnA0AACm38fQAAAE8Q
  • Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] A useless short jmp?

>But you never need a near jump *and* a long jump, it seems. 
>Makes sense!
>

Yeah, and I also saw Linux kernel i386 code uses a short jump after
enabling PE in wakeup.S, which is not necessary.
Acturally the code doesn't make anything wrong, but it's really
confusing if thinking about the CPU state at that time interval.
-Xin 

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