[PATCH 0/4] Add generic ARM ISA condition code check

Dave Martin dave.martin at linaro.org
Fri Dec 9 10:29:13 EST 2011


On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:27:34PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> Hi Leif,
> 
> On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 05:31:33PM +0000, Leif Lindholm wrote:
> > There are several locations in the kernel where software needs to
> > inspect the condition codes of trapped instructions. The original
> > bitmask implementation in the nwfpe code does this in an efficient
> > manner. This series breaks this code out of nwfpe/fpopcode.{ch} into
> > a standalone file for opcode operations, and contains additional
> > patches to kprobes and SWP eumlation to use this interface.
> 
> Dave's been posting an opcodes.h which seems to fit in with some of this, so
> it's definitely worth you guys syncing up if you haven't already.
> 
> Dave - any comments?

Rather than risk conflicts, I will wait for Leif's patch to go into the
patch system, and then I will rebase on top.

Cheers
---Dave




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