From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:31:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64]:47020 "EHLO sccrmhc13.comcast.net") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S8133479AbWAXNaw (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:30:52 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.4] (pcp04414054pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net[69.140.185.48]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <200601241335050130014f7pe>; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:35:05 +0000 Message-ID: <43D62D06.8040602@gentoo.org> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:35:02 -0500 From: Kumba User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Add R14K Support (generic) References: <20060123230424.GA31197@toucan.gentoo.org> <20060124131741.GA3459@linux-mips.org> In-Reply-To: <20060124131741.GA3459@linux-mips.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 10101 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: kumba@gentoo.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Ralf Baechle wrote: > > Afaik it's not as trivial as this. The R14000 has some changes to the FPU > which seem to require handling. I unfortunately know no details. My guess is a lot of the R14K and R16K details are still protected. I can't find any processor manuals on them. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a hold of an R14K eventually to figure out just how well this patch works (maybe it'll reveal enough to see what the FPU does differently). If only the prices on eVay drop... --Kumba -- Gentoo/MIPS Team Lead Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." --Elrond