ssnop for mips

[Eric Christopher]

> I think we have heard from all sides concerned.  I'm not a gas person,
> nor a mips person, nor a CP0 hazard person, so I'd like to request
> that the `alpha' mips gas person (who are you?) step forward and
> decide this issue.  I think it is complex enough and the shades of
> gray certainly have me confused over the best possible decision.
> 

Heh.  That'd be me (or some approximation of me).

> When exactly should ssnop be valid?

I think it should only be valid when it is explicitly described in the
official documentation for the chip's ISA.  If it has a specific opcode
etc.  Otherwise you'll just need to work around it like you have been.

-eric

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