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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/27] x86/fpu/xstate: Introduce XSAVES system states
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From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
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On 10/17/18 3:58 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 03:39:47PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Would you mind explaining this request? (requirement?)
>> Other than to say that it is the preference of some maintainers,
>> please say Why it is preferred.
>>
>> and since the <type>s above won't typically be the same length,
>> it's not for variable name alignment, right?
> 
> Searching the net a little, it shows you have asked that question
> before. So what is it you really wanna know?

OK, you have shown that your web search skills are better than mine.

I asked what I really wanted to know.

ta.
-- 
~Randy