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Date:	Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:34:52 +0100
From:	Franck <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Optimize swab operations on mips_r2 cpu
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Hi Ralf

2006/1/25, Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:36:46AM +0100, Franck wrote:
>
> > Here is a little patch to optimize swab operations by using "wsbh"
> > instruction available on mips revision 2 cpus. I do not know what
> > condition I should use to compile this only for mips r2 cpu though.
> >
> > Comments ?
>
> Looks good aside of the one issue you've already raised yourself:
>
> > +/* FIXME: MIPS_R2 only */
>

I was actually asking for advices :)

I can see only two simple ways to do that:
(a) we can define a couple of new macro ie CONFIG_MIPS32_ISET_R[12]
that can be set depending on the selected CPU;
(b) define a new macro CONFIG_CPU_HAS_WSBH;

What do you think ?

Thanks
--
               Franck