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[Xen-devel] Re: [patch] pae: tlbflush linear page table updates

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [patch] pae: tlbflush linear page table updates
From: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Date: 12 Aug 2005 11:20:42 +0200
Cc: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@xxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx
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Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> The compiler will never alias inputs. In this case it is forced to
> alias the output constraint with input retval, and so the output
> cannot alias with any other input (which would be an error).

Actually it will sometimes. That is what the "early clobber" (&) 
prevents. Perhaps it should be used here.

-Andi 

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