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From: Philipp Rumpf <prumpf@suse.de>
To: Alex deVries <adevries@thepuffingroup.com>
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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] 'architected'?
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> So, I've been rereading some docs lately, and am wondering what
> 'architected' really is.  

Isn't the obvious meaning "defined by the architecture" as opposed to
implementation-specific ?

> "The architected operation of a module (including execution of a PDC)
> must not require the use of any non-architected PDC procedures.  It must
> also not require the use of any non-architected options in architected
> PDC produces."

"You don't have to do implementation-specific things unless you want to do
implementation-specific things", I guess.

	Philipp Rumpf