[patch] adjust libgloss addresses for 64-bit
Paul Koning
pkoning@equallogic.com
Fri Apr 15 17:35:00 GMT 2005
>>>>> "Thiemo" == Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de> writes:
>> Of course it is zero-extended. Otherwise it would be a different
>> one; actually in the CKSEG0 space rather than XKUSEG. If you want
>> the former, what's wrong with 0xffffffff80000000? -- please keep
>> in mind we are talking about 64-bit addressing.
Thiemo> But people used to use "la $2, 0x80000000" in order to get a
Thiemo> sign-extended address. Loading two different addresses with
Thiemo> the same code is at least surprising. I see la in 64bit mode
Thiemo> as backward compatibility legacy, and this suggests not to
Thiemo> change its behaviour.
Agreed. Addresses are signed values on MIPS. Dxx opcodes are 64 bit
operations; xx opcodes (when Dxx also exists) are 32 bit operations.
So DLI loads a 64 bit int and LI a 32 bit int. DLA loads a 64 bit
address and LA a 32 bit address. So the operand of LA should be a
construct that is a valid 32 bit address (and 0x80000000 is one such)
and it should be expanded into instructions that produce a valid
representation of that address in a register (i.e., with sign
extension if the registers are 64 bits).
paul
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