From: Fenghua Yu Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 22:29:12 +0000 (-0700) Subject: x86, alternative, doc: Add comment for applying alternatives order X-Git-Tag: v3.0-rc1~404^2~5^2~7 X-Git-Url: http://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=509731336313b3799cf03071d72c64fa6383895e;p=pandora-kernel.git x86, alternative, doc: Add comment for applying alternatives order Some string operation functions may be patched twice, e.g. on enhanced REP MOVSB /STOSB processors, memcpy is patched first by fast string alternative function, then it is patched by enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB alternative function. Add comment for applying alternatives order to warn people who may change the applying alternatives order for any reason. [ Documentation-only patch ] Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1305671358-14478-4-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin --- Reading git-diff-tree failed