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Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils/gas
Date
2026-07-24
Author
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@sourceware.org>
Commit
0ff3761daecc09c79784674ff78ebb51844390e0
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- x86: Simplify register operand property checks
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- Simplifies how the x86 assembler checks register operand properties, using direct type information.
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- Jan Beulich <jbeulich@sourceware.org>
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- • x86
- • assembly
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- 2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
The x86 assembler now simplifies checking register operand properties by directly using the information in i.types[] instead of dereferencing i.op[].regs->reg_type. This change reduces indirection and makes the code slightly more efficient and readable during operand parsing.