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linux(4): Preserve %rcx (return address) like a Linux do
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Authored by dchagin on May 18 2023, 7:30 PM.
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Perhaps, this does not makes much sense as destroyng %rcx declared by
the x86_64 Linux syscall ABI. However,:
a) if we get a signal while we are in the kernel, we should restore

tf_rcx when preparing machine context for signal handlers.

b) the Linux world is strange, someone can depend on %rcx value

after syscall, something like go.

MFC after: 1 week

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