>>> That caused ia64 module loader to choke >>> on such instructions: >>> fuse: invalid slot number 1 for IMM64 >> >> Why does it matter to check such a value? > > I'm not sure I follow the question. Is your question about > linux kernel relocation code handler, gcc or ia64 instruction format?
I am just curious if this source code could also work without the mentioned check. Would it make sense to check more than two values there? Regards, Markus
