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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 4/4] x86/desc: Build boot_{, compat_}gdt[] in C


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  • From: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 01:43:01PM +0100, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> ... where we can at least get the compiler to fill in the surrounding space
> without having to do it manually.  This also reults in the symbols having
> proper type/size information in the debug symbols.
> 
> Reorder 'raw' in the seg_desc_t union to allow for easier initialisation.
> 
> Leave a comment explaining the various restrictions we have on altering the
> GDT layout.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, Roger.

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