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For x86_64 the kernel consistently uses 2 instructions for all NOPs:
90 - NOP
0f 1f /0 - NOPL
Notably:
- REP NOP is PAUSE, not a NOP instruction.
- 0f {0c...0f} is reserved space,
except for 0f 0d /1, which is PREFETCHW, not a NOP.
- 0f {19,1c...1f} is reserved space,
except for 0f 1f /0, which is NOPL.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
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There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.