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index 1cb32ae456..e64569854f 100644
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+++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
@@ -698,6 +698,13 @@ typedef uint32_t FeatureWordArray[FEATURE_WORDS];
/* Use a clearer name for this. */
#define CPU_INTERRUPT_INIT CPU_INTERRUPT_RESET
+/* Instead of computing the condition codes after each x86 instruction,
+ * QEMU just stores one operand (called CC_SRC), the result
+ * (called CC_DST) and the type of operation (called CC_OP). When the
+ * condition codes are needed, the condition codes can be calculated
+ * using this information. Condition codes are not generated if they
+ * are only needed for conditional branches.
+ */
typedef enum {
CC_OP_DYNAMIC, /* must use dynamic code to get cc_op */
CC_OP_EFLAGS, /* all cc are explicitly computed, CC_SRC = flags */