Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 2/2] x86emul: correct 64-bit mode repeated string insn handling with zero count

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 06.12.16 at 17:35, <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 06/12/16 13:39, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> @@ -5424,7 +5436,6 @@ x86_emulate(
>>          goto cannot_emulate;
>>      }
>>  
>> - writeback:
> 
> This removal highlights that the writeback and no_writeback lables are
> incorrectly named.
> 
> There intended meaning is {no,}dest_writeback, but no_writeback still
> performs a full commit of the shadow GPR state, which is what people
> logically associate with the term "writeback" in this context.
> 
> I think we should have a followup patch renaming the no_writeback label
> to to gpr_writeback.

I can see about doing this.

Jan


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