emaste added inline comments.

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Comment at: 
lldb/source/Plugins/Process/FreeBSDRemote/NativeRegisterContextFreeBSD_x86_64.cpp:448-449
+
+    assert(info.xsave_mask & XFEATURE_ENABLED_X87);
+    assert(info.xsave_mask & XFEATURE_ENABLED_SSE);
+
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mgorny wrote:
> mgorny wrote:
> > emaste wrote:
> > > I wonder if these should be an error rather than assertion?
> > I suppose the question is if they ever happen in real use. If they do, we 
> > should probably handle them gracefully. Otherwise, assertion should be 
> > sufficient.
> I can actually answer the first question myself. According to Intel's manual, 
> it is impossible to disable x87 bit. IIRC attempt to unset it on XCR0 will 
> raise some fault.
> 
> The second question is basically whether under any circumstances can FreeBSD 
> kernel disable SSE on XCR0 (this code is only used on systems supporting 
> XSAVE).
I guess my point is that having these bits unset would indicate a kernel issue 
or bug, or maybe hardware issue, but never indicate an error or invalid 
operation in lldb itself.

Either way I think there is no practical impact, it's not actually going to 
happen.


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