* Andy Lutomirski <[email protected]> wrote:
> I still think it would be better if you get rid of BIT(63) and use a
> pair of landing pads, though. They could be as simple as:
>
> .Lpage_fault_goes_here:
> xorq %rax, %rax
> jmp .Lbad
>
> .Lmce_goes_here:
> /* set high bit of rax or whatever */
> /* fall through */
>
> .Lbad:
> /* deal with it */
>
> That way the magic is isolated to the function that needs the magic.
Seconded - this is the usual pattern we use in all assembly functions.
Thanks,
Ingo
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