[PATCH 8/14] i386 / Add a per cpu gdt accessor

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* H. Peter Anvin (hpa@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Chris Wright wrote:
> >* Zwane Mwaikambo (zwane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> >>On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 zach@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>>Add an accessor function for getting the per-CPU gdt.  Callee must 
> >>>already
> >>>have the CPU.
> >>
> >>This one seems superfluous to me, does accessing it indirectly generate 
> >>better code too?
> >
> >It's prepratory for other work.
> 
> I am assuming it has no change on the code, right?  (If it does, 
> something is wrong...)

That's correct, should be no change.

thanks,
-chris

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