From: Miles Glenn <milesg@linux.ibm.com>
To: Chinmay Rath <rathc@linux.ibm.com>,
qemu-devel@nongnu.org, qemu-ppc@nongnu.org,
harshpb@linux.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 26/29] target/ppc: Move lmw, stmw instructions to decodetree
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:17 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <15ce490abc64c1b5ad4e5ca4dea97aafe1a599fb.camel@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260820140114.327023-27-rathc@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Glenn Miles <milesg@linux.ibm.com>
Thanks,
Glenn
On Thu, 2026-08-20 at 19:30 +0530, Chinmay Rath wrote:
> From: Tanushree Shah <tshah@linux.ibm.com>
>
> Moving the following instructions to decodetree specification:
> lmw : D-form
> stmw : D-form
>
> The changes were verified by validating that the tcg ops generated by
> those instructions remain the same, which were captured with the
> "-d in_asm,op" flag.
>
> Additionally, validated using small assembly tests confirming the
> the correct register store/load behavior. Also, confirmed the
> register values are same before and after the change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tanushree Shah <tshah@linux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chinmay Rath <rathc@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> target/ppc/helper.h | 4 +--
> target/ppc/insn32.decode | 3 ++
> target/ppc/mem_helper.c | 4 +--
> target/ppc/translate.c | 39 ----------------------
> target/ppc/translate/fixedpoint-impl.c.inc | 32 ++++++++++++++++++
> 5 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
> index 8425eceeb3..3659408c46 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/helper.h
> +++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
> @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ DEF_HELPER_1(check_tlb_flush_local, void, env)
> DEF_HELPER_1(check_tlb_flush_global, void, env)
> #endif
>
> -DEF_HELPER_3(lmw, void, env, tl, i32)
> -DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(stmw, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, tl, i32)
> +DEF_HELPER_3(LMW, void, env, tl, i32)
> +DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(STMW, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, tl, i32)
> DEF_HELPER_4(LSW, void, env, tl, i32, i32)
> DEF_HELPER_5(LSWX, void, env, tl, i32, i32, i32)
> DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_4(STSW, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, tl, i32, i32)
> diff --git a/target/ppc/insn32.decode b/target/ppc/insn32.decode
> index 8f027e7ff5..b0fa85b93e 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/insn32.decode
> +++ b/target/ppc/insn32.decode
> @@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ LVDX 011111 ..... ..... ..... 0000010001 - @X
> LSKU 111010 ..... ..... ............. 0 11 @DD
> LCXU 111010 ..... ..... ............. 1 11 @DD
>
> +LMW 101110 ..... ..... ................ @D
>
> ### Fixed-Point Atomic Load/Store Instructions
>
> @@ -399,6 +400,8 @@ STBCIX 011111 ..... ..... ..... 1111010101 - @X
> STHBRX 011111 ..... ..... ..... 1110010110 - @X
> STWBRX 011111 ..... ..... ..... 1010010110 - @X
>
> +STMW 101111 ..... ..... ................ @D
> +
> ### Fixed-Point Compare Instructions
>
> CMP 011111 ... - . ..... ..... 0000000000 - @X_bfl
> diff --git a/target/ppc/mem_helper.c b/target/ppc/mem_helper.c
> index 582180cf88..7517b3954b 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/mem_helper.c
> +++ b/target/ppc/mem_helper.c
> @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void *probe_contiguous(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t nb,
> return NULL;
> }
>
> -void helper_lmw(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t reg)
> +void helper_LMW(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t reg)
> {
> uintptr_t raddr = GETPC();
> int mmu_idx = ppc_env_mmu_index(env, false);
> @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void helper_lmw(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t reg)
> }
> }
>
> -void helper_stmw(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t reg)
> +void helper_STMW(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t reg)
> {
> uintptr_t raddr = GETPC();
> int mmu_idx = ppc_env_mmu_index(env, false);
> diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
> index d2c51b4d59..9db9d1e070 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/translate.c
> +++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
> @@ -2455,43 +2455,6 @@ GEN_LDX(lwbr, ld32ur, 0x16, 0x10, PPC_INTEGER);
> GEN_LDX_E(ldbr, ld64ur_i64, 0x14, 0x10, PPC_NONE, PPC2_DBRX, CHK_NONE);
> #endif /* TARGET_PPC64 */
>
> -/*** Integer load and store multiple ***/
> -
> -/* lmw */
> -static void gen_lmw(DisasContext *ctx)
> -{
> - TCGv t0;
> - TCGv_i32 t1;
> -
> - if (ctx->le_mode) {
> - gen_align_no_le(ctx);
> - return;
> - }
> - gen_set_access_type(ctx, ACCESS_INT);
> - t0 = tcg_temp_new();
> - t1 = tcg_constant_i32(rD(ctx->opcode));
> - gen_addr_imm_index(ctx, t0, 0);
> - gen_helper_lmw(tcg_env, t0, t1);
> -}
> -
> -/* stmw */
> -static void gen_stmw(DisasContext *ctx)
> -{
> - TCGv t0;
> - TCGv_i32 t1;
> -
> - if (ctx->le_mode) {
> - gen_align_no_le(ctx);
> - return;
> - }
> - gen_set_access_type(ctx, ACCESS_INT);
> - t0 = tcg_temp_new();
> - t1 = tcg_constant_i32(rS(ctx->opcode));
> - gen_addr_imm_index(ctx, t0, 0);
> - gen_helper_stmw(tcg_env, t0, t1);
> -}
> -
> -
> #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
> static inline void gen_check_tlb_flush(DisasContext *ctx, bool global)
> {
> @@ -4708,8 +4671,6 @@ GEN_HANDLER(rlwnm, 0x17, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),
> GEN_HANDLER_E(dform39, 0x39, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_NONE, PPC2_ISA205),
> /* handles stfdp, stxsd, stxssp */
> GEN_HANDLER_E(dform3D, 0x3D, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_NONE, PPC2_ISA205),
> -GEN_HANDLER(lmw, 0x2E, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),
> -GEN_HANDLER(stmw, 0x2F, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),
> /* ISA v3.0 changed the extended opcode from 62 to 30 */
> GEN_HANDLER(rfi, 0x13, 0x12, 0x01, 0x03FF8001, PPC_FLOW),
> #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
> diff --git a/target/ppc/translate/fixedpoint-impl.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate/fixedpoint-impl.c.inc
> index 8fcee7a89d..a75279022c 100644
> --- a/target/ppc/translate/fixedpoint-impl.c.inc
> +++ b/target/ppc/translate/fixedpoint-impl.c.inc
> @@ -288,6 +288,38 @@ static bool trans_STQCX(DisasContext *ctx, arg_STQCX *a)
> return true;
> }
>
> +/* Load/Store Multiple Word */
> +static bool do_ldst_multiple(DisasContext *ctx, arg_D *a, bool store)
> +{
> + TCGv ea;
> + TCGv_i32 reg;
> +
> + REQUIRE_INSNS_FLAGS(ctx, INTEGER);
> +
> + /* Little-endian mode is not supported for multiple word operations */
> + if (ctx->le_mode) {
> + gen_align_no_le(ctx);
> + return true;
> + }
> +
> + gen_set_access_type(ctx, ACCESS_INT);
> +
> + reg = tcg_constant_i32(a->rt);
> + ea = do_ea_calc(ctx, a->ra, tcg_constant_tl(a->si));
> +
> + /* Call the appropriate helper function */
> + if (store) {
> + gen_helper_STMW(tcg_env, ea, reg);
> + } else {
> + gen_helper_LMW(tcg_env, ea, reg);
> + }
> +
> + return true;
> +}
> +
> +TRANS(LMW, do_ldst_multiple, false)
> +TRANS(STMW, do_ldst_multiple, true)
> +
> /*
> * Fixed-Point Compare Instructions
> */
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 15:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 64+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-20 14:00 [PATCH 00/29] target/ppc: Moving instructions to decodetree specification Chinmay Rath
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 01/29] target/ppc: Migrate extswsli to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:05 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 02/29] target/ppc: Migrate atomic loads " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:09 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 03/29] target/ppc: Convert cache instructions " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:10 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 04/29] target/ppc: Move vector merge " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:20 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-24 14:26 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 05/29] target/ppc: Move vector pack " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:22 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-24 14:28 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 06/29] target/ppc: Move st{b, h, w, d, q}cx " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:29 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 07/29] target/ppc: convert slw, srw instruction via decode spec Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:31 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 08/29] target/ppc: convert sraw[i] " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:32 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 09/29] target/ppc: Convert mcrf to decode tree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:33 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 10/29] target/ppc: Move fixed-point Shift insns to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:35 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 11/29] target/ppc: Move fixed-point byte-reversal store " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:36 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 12/29] target/ppc: Move GPR atomic load/store instructions " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:38 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 13/29] target/ppc: Move isync instruction " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:39 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 14/29] target/ppc: Convert b{a, l, la} to decode tree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:41 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 15/29] target/ppc: move various conditional branch insns to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:42 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 16/29] target/ppc: Fix TRANS* macro variadic arguments handling Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:43 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 17/29] target/ppc: Move wait instruction to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:46 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 18/29] target/ppc: Move sleep & friends " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 14:49 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 19/29] target/ppc: Refactor sleep and its variants to use a common helper Chinmay Rath
2026-08-20 15:15 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-21 7:27 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-08-21 16:36 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-24 13:10 ` Chinmay Rath
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 20/29] target/ppc: Move Condition Register access instructions to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:16 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 21/29] target/ppc: Move Condition Register logical " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:18 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 22/29] target/ppc: make do_ea_calc_ra available for 32 bit builds Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:19 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 23/29] target/ppc: Move Fixed-Point Load/Store String instructions to decodetree Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:20 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 24/29] target/ppc: Move VMX integer arithmetic and BCD " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:22 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 25/29] target/ppc: Move rlwimi, rlwinm " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:23 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 26/29] target/ppc: Move lmw, stmw " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:24 ` Miles Glenn [this message]
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 27/29] target/ppc: Move mfmsr, mtmsr[d] " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:26 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 28/29] target/ppc: Move byte-reverse " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:41 ` Miles Glenn
2026-08-20 14:00 ` [PATCH 29/29] target/ppc: Move system call and rfi " Chinmay Rath
2026-08-24 15:56 ` Miles Glenn
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