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Re: patch for insn size > word size
- To: dje at transmeta dot com (Doug Evans)
- Subject: Re: patch for insn size > word size
- From: fche at redhat dot com (Frank Ch. Eigler)
- Date: 04 Apr 2001 16:19:43 -0400
- Cc: Stan Cox <scox at redhat dot com>, cgen at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <200104041605.f34G5OP05491@scox.meridian.redhat.com><15051.25210.786209.678294.cygnus.local.cgen@casey.transmeta.com>
dje wrote:
: [...]
: > This proposed patch adds support for architectures where the insn size
: > is larger than the word size. [...]
:
: I'd like to think about this one for a day or two.
We have a need to take this whole opcodes area of the cgen runtime a
leap beyond where it is now. Support for variable and strange length
instruction sets all have increasing urgency. I am tempted to finally
reorganize/rewrite this area to use a single consistent general
system. Just so you know ...
- FChE