Re: [RFC] Optimize swab operations on mips_r2 cpu

[Franck <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>]

2006/1/27, Nigel Stephens <nigel@mips.com>:
>
> Not that I'm a Linux hacker, but aren't those separate things? Can't you
> compile with -march=4ksd to get the CPU-specific compiler optimisations,
> but then use the more generic CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR2 and/or
> CONFIG_CPU_SMARTMIPS to select the appropriate code inside the kernel
> source (i.e. no need for CONFIG_CPU_4KSD)?
>

To use -march=4ksd, you need to tell to the building process that
you're using a 4KSD cpu. The only way to do that is to define a new
CPU_4KSD. But, if I understood mips configuration script, you cannot
define CPU_4KSD _and_ CPU_MIPS32R2 at the same time; at least easily.

Thanks
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               Franck