Re: MIPS patch to correct the size of %neg() fixups

[Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts at csv dot ica dot uni-stuttgart dot de>]

Richard Sandiford wrote:
> Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
> > Maybe you are right. But then, why does RSS_* exist?
> 
> That's a damn fine question. ;)  Anyone on the list happen to know?  I've
> been trying to coax the irix assembler into using them, but no luck so far.
> 
> And I do agree with you that it might be useful for something in future.
> Maybe as an extension, I dunno.
> 
> I just think having a "FIXME" is too strong.  It suggests that there's
> a bug that's need be fixed, or a well-known feature missing.  And that
> doesn't really seem to be the case here.

True, replacing it with a remark like "RSS_* handling can be done here
if it ever becones necessary" is more appropriate.


Thiemo