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Date:      Fri, 15 Nov 1996 01:01:16 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-sys@freefall.freebsd.org, jkh@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 locore.s 
Message-ID:  <503.848048476@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 15 Nov 1996 19:50:25 %2B1100." <199611150850.TAA05787@godzilla.zeta.org.au> 

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> Because -stable has a different `lea' instruction than -current (without
> the `$').  Previously -stable had a different (broken) movl instruction
> than -current (without the `$').
> 
> `lea' (without the `$') does work but is not normally used on x86's
> because it is larger in some cases and slower in some cases but never
> smaller or faster.

OK, well, then I guess it's pretty clear - leave it as movl in
-current and lea in -stable.  Works for me.  See commit.

					Jordan



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