From: Michael Neuling <mikey@neuling.org>
To: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX.
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:54:18 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <13421.1213833258@neuling.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3DC08C70-5096-47BF-8452-367495F8B19E@kernel.crashing.org>
> On Jun 17, 2008, at 7:47 PM, Michael Neuling wrote:
>
> > The following set of patches adds Vector Scalar Extentions (VSX)
> > support for POWER7. Includes context switch, ptrace and signals
> > support.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <mikey@neuling.org>
> > ---
> > This series is on top of the POWER7 cputable entry patch.
> >
> > Paulus: please consider for your 2.6.27 tree.
>
> I bit better explanation of what VSX would be useful. Its not clear
> to me exactly how these instructions behave such that we have to touch
> all this code.
There is a register layout description which it looks like you found at
the top of patch 5.
Mikey
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2008-06-18 0:47 [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 2/9] powerpc: Add macros to access floating point registers in thread_struct Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 14:53 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-18 23:55 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 4/9] powerpc: Make load_up_fpu and load_up_altivec callable Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 19:35 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-18 22:58 ` Paul Mackerras
2008-06-19 4:13 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-19 4:30 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-19 4:22 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-19 4:35 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-19 4:58 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-19 5:37 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-19 5:47 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-19 6:01 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-19 6:10 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-19 9:33 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2008-06-19 13:24 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: Move altivec_unavailable Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 9/9] powerpc: Add CONFIG_VSX config option Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 6/9] powerpc: Add VSX CPU feature Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 16:28 ` Joel Schopp
2008-06-19 6:51 ` David Woodhouse
2008-06-19 7:00 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 8/9] powerpc: Add VSX context save/restore, ptrace and signal support Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 0:47 ` [PATCH 7/9] powerpc: Add VSX assembler code macros Michael Neuling
2008-06-18 13:05 ` [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX Kumar Gala
2008-06-18 23:54 ` Michael Neuling [this message]
2008-06-20 4:13 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: Move altivec_unavailable Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 6:44 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 6:35 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 6/9] powerpc: Add VSX CPU feature Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 4/9] powerpc: Make load_up_fpu and load_up_altivec callable Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 8/9] powerpc: Add VSX context save/restore, ptrace and signal support Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 7/9] powerpc: Add VSX assembler code macros Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 9/9] powerpc: Add CONFIG_VSX config option Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 4:13 ` [PATCH 2/9] powerpc: Add macros to access floating point registers in thread_struct Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 6:39 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-22 11:29 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-20 6:37 ` [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX Kumar Gala
2008-06-20 8:15 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 2/9] powerpc: Add macros to access floating point registers in thread_struct Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 4/9] powerpc: Make load_up_fpu and load_up_altivec callable Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: Move altivec_unavailable Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 9/9] powerpc: Add CONFIG_VSX config option Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 7/9] powerpc: Add VSX assembler code macros Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 6/9] powerpc: Add VSX CPU feature Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 8/9] powerpc: Add VSX context save/restore, ptrace and signal support Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 5:31 ` [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 2/9] powerpc: Add macros to access floating point registers in thread_struct Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 14:46 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 8/9] powerpc: Add VSX context save/restore, ptrace and signal support Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: Move altivec_unavailable Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 7/9] powerpc: Add VSX assembler code macros Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 9/9] powerpc: Add CONFIG_VSX config option Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 6/9] powerpc: Add VSX CPU feature Michael Neuling
2008-06-23 7:38 ` [PATCH 4/9] powerpc: Make load_up_fpu and load_up_altivec callable Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 2/9] powerpc: Add macros to access floating point registers in thread_struct Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 14:07 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-24 16:33 ` Segher Boessenkool
2008-06-25 0:25 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: Move altivec_unavailable Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 13:47 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 7/9] powerpc: Add VSX assembler code macros Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 14:06 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-25 0:06 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 2:19 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 8/9] powerpc: Add VSX context save/restore, ptrace and signal support Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 9/9] powerpc: Add CONFIG_VSX config option Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 14:19 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 4/9] powerpc: Make load_up_fpu and load_up_altivec callable Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 14:01 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-24 10:57 ` [PATCH 6/9] powerpc: Add VSX CPU feature Michael Neuling
2008-06-24 14:19 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 0/9] powerpc: Add kernel support for POWER7 VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 2/9] powerpc: Add macros to access floating point registers in thread_struct Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 14:08 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-25 15:34 ` Scott Wood
2008-06-25 16:12 ` Gabriel Paubert
2008-06-25 16:17 ` Scott Wood
2008-06-25 17:07 ` Kumar Gala
2008-06-26 0:09 ` Michael Neuling
2008-06-26 7:07 ` [PATCH] " Michael Neuling
2008-06-26 10:44 ` [PATCH 2/9] " Gabriel Paubert
2008-06-25 17:08 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: Move altivec_unavailable Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 4/9] powerpc: Make load_up_fpu and load_up_altivec callable Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 7/9] powerpc: Add VSX assembler code macros Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 5/9] powerpc: Introduce VSX thread_struct and CONFIG_VSX Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 9/9] powerpc: Add CONFIG_VSX config option Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 6/9] powerpc: Add VSX CPU feature Michael Neuling
2008-06-25 4:07 ` [PATCH 8/9] powerpc: Add VSX context save/restore, ptrace and signal support Michael Neuling
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