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Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 09:41:00 -0000
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 0/8] Intel(R) MPX register support
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To: Walfred Tedeschi <walfred.tedeschi@intel.com>
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> From: Walfred Tedeschi <walfred.tedeschi@intel.com>
> Cc: Walfred Tedeschi <walfred.tedeschi@intel.com>
> Date: Thu,  5 Sep 2013 11:26:20 +0200
> 
> This patch series adds support for the Intel(R) Memory Protection 
> Extension MPX registers.  Native and remote debugging are covered
> by this patch.

Thanks.

What are the reasons that this is support is being added only for
GNU/Linux targets?  IOW, what parts of the patch will not work if
applied to other Intel-based targets?