PATCH: Mention x86 configure changes for gcc 4.5.0

Gerald Pfeifer gerald@pfeifer.com
Sun Feb 28 23:25:00 GMT 2010


On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, H.J. Lu wrote:
>> +    <li>A new <code>-mmovbe</code> option is now available to enable GCC
>> +    to use <code>movbe</code> instruction to implement
>> +    <code>__builtin_bswap32</code> and <code>__builtin_bswap64</code>.
>> Should this read "to use the..."?  Or "...instructions" (Plural) if
>> there are more options?
> There is a single "movbe" instruction which supports both 32bit and 64bit
> operand. I will leave it alone.

Eh, if there is only one, then you need to add "the" as per my suggestion
above. ;-)

> Will do.

Thanks!

Gerald


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