From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263741AbUEGUMb (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 May 2004 16:12:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261913AbUEGULn (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 May 2004 16:11:43 -0400 Received: from web90006.mail.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.94.64]:18269 "HELO web90006.mail.scd.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S263776AbUEGULb (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 May 2004 16:11:31 -0400 Message-ID: <20040507194448.24330.qmail@web90006.mail.scd.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 12:44:48 -0700 (PDT) From: read lkml Subject: Question regarding switch_to on x86 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Could anyone please explain to me (or point me to some documentation) the need for the 3rd argument in the switch_to macro on x86? Why is it switch_to(prev, next, last)? how are prev and last different? Thanks __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover