From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>
To: Jun Sun <jsun@mvista.com>
Cc: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, linux-mips@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: machine types for MIPS in ELF file
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 23:08:47 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010509230847.A2456@bacchus.dhis.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3AF86306.343F53D0@mvista.com>; from jsun@mvista.com on Tue, May 08, 2001 at 02:20:06PM -0700
On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 02:20:06PM -0700, Jun Sun wrote:
> > EM_MIPS_RS4_BE was apparently only in use for a short time; EM_MIPS is
> > being used for both byte order. The byteorder is nowadays identified by
> > EI_DATA.
> >
>
> That makes a lot of sense.
>
> BTW, where is the latest ELF spec that says so? Maciej, which spec are you
> referring to?
I checked with the keepers of the ABI - EM_MIPS_RS4_BE was never registered
and EM_MIPS_RS3_LE was already registered in '92. Anyway, my statement
stays. I've never seen object files using architecture number 10 nor
EM_MIPS_RS3_LE used in any source except the constant definitions.
Ralf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-10 2:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-08 19:07 machine types for MIPS in ELF file Jun Sun
2001-05-08 19:34 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2001-05-08 19:48 ` Ralf Baechle
2001-05-08 21:20 ` Jun Sun
2001-05-10 2:08 ` Ralf Baechle [this message]
2001-05-09 12:04 ` Steven J. Hill
2001-05-09 13:54 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
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