[tjr@FreeBSD.org: cvs commit:src/lib/libpthread/arch/amd64/amd64 context.S]

[David Xu]

Is there any reason to use memory indirect jump ? did you
have benchmarked context switch speed before and after this commit ?
I won't use such indirect jump in speed sensitive case, it is
not CPU branch trace cache friendly, it is better to use
ret to match call in up level.

David Xu

Tim Robbins wrote:
> Anyone who has resorted to using libc_r instead of libpthread on amd64
> should update their sources (ensuring they get context.S revision 1.6),
> rebuild and reinstall libpthread (or world), then give it another try.
> The bug I just fixed looks to have been responsible for the mysterious
> crashes I was seeing in Mozilla/Firefox, XMMS and GNOME.
> 
> 
> Tim
> 
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> From: "Tim J. Robbins" <tjr at FreeBSD.org>
> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 21:25:17 +0000 (UTC)
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> Subject: cvs commit: src/lib/libpthread/arch/amd64/amd64 context.S
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> tjr         2004-06-07 21:25:16 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     lib/libpthread/arch/amd64/amd64 context.S 
>   Log:
>   Avoid clobbering the red zone when running on the new context's stack in
>   _amd64_restore_context().
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.6       +5 -0      src/lib/libpthread/arch/amd64/amd64/context.S
> 
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