Re: [PATCH] binutils-2.16.90.0.3: can't compile 2.4.30

[Herbert Rosmanith <kernel@wildsau.enemy.org>]

> bash-2.05# cat test.nasm 
> 
> bits    32
> section .text
> 
>         mov     eax,ds
>         mov     ds,eax
 
> of course, it's still not possible to move 32 bits into a segreg,
> so what? the processor will silently ignore the upper word, I guess.

oops ... as doesn't complain about that either .... the error is produced
when moving a segreg to a 32bit memory location, e.g.:

(nasm)
        mov     ds,long [ebx]
(as)
#APP
        movl %ds,636(%ebx)
        movl %gs,640(%ebx)
#NO_APP

neither nasm nor as do like that. I wonder which code the previous
binutils produced in that case?

sorry for the superfluos posting, I really should brush up on my assembly;-)
the consequence still is to apply the patches to the kernel.

best regards,
herbert rosmanith