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Re: [patch] (hppa) allow cache-hints for some insns
- From: "John David Anglin" <dave at hiauly1 dot hia dot nrc dot ca>
- To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
- Cc: randolph at tausq dot org
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 15:09:07 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: [patch] (hppa) allow cache-hints for some insns
> My PA asm reference is a little vague on how many of these insn
> templates allow cache control hints. I think this should cover it, but
> there may still be some other ones missing.
The patch is incorrect. The cache control hints are a pa20 feature.
The "stws", "sths" and "stbs" are anachronistic and used only with pa10.
I think the cache hints are already there for the pa20 forms of "stw",
"sth" and "stb". The same is true for the floating stores.
Dave
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