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Re: mips: free up bits in insn_isa_mask
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- Subject: Re: mips: free up bits in insn_isa_mask
- From: Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:56:04 +0200
Aldy Hernandez wrote:
> here's a patch to free up 4 more bits from the insn_isa_mask, so we can
> use it for further processors.
The current value corresponds to the 4bit field which marks the
ISA in MIPS ELF objects.
> i'm adding support for another mips variant and we're running out of
> bits. this will free up unused ones.
There are eleven bits free in the upper half. Do you really need
more than these? If yes, it might be the better for future
expansion to separate the cpu specifics from the rest.
Thiemo