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Re: PATCH: Update sysdeps/x86_64/fpu_control.h
> > Why *&? ?That seems like a no-op. ?There should be a comment explaining the
>
> "*&" was added by Ulrich on Aug 26, 1996, I couldn't find anything beyond
> that. It could be a workaround for a compiler bug.
And so it is. Just a comment saying so is enough.
> > need for volatile.
>
> __volatile__ was added by
>
> http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2004-11/msg00150.html
That should have added a comment saying why it's necessary (as we have some
similar comments somewhere else about the same issue). Since it didn't,
add the comment now.
Thanks,
Roland