From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268036AbUHVRTZ (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:19:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268038AbUHVRTY (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:19:24 -0400 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:30434 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268036AbUHVRSm (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:18:42 -0400 Message-Id: <200408221702.i7MH26Bp004124@localhost.localdomain> To: Vincent Hanquez cc: Albert Cahalan , benh@kernel.crashing.org, linux-kernel mailing list Subject: Re: [PATCH] ppc32 use simplified mmenonics In-Reply-To: Message from Vincent Hanquez of "Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:45:01 +0200." <20040822144501.GA10017@snarc.org> X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2; nmh 1.0.4; XEmacs 21.4 (patch 15) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:02:06 -0400 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Vincent Hanquez said: > On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 06:41:32AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > The "or" is much easier, because it follows the > > standard 3-register pattern. With "mr", which way > > does it go? That's one more thing to remember. > > In fact I don't know, but the "or" is obvious. > > > > The 0 is your hint that the "or" isn't a plain "or". > > Sure, but this is about mmenonic. When I see 'or', my mind doesn't make > any link with 'move register' but only with 'or'. I have to process > another term of the line (the 0) to see that the program want to move a > register. I'd assume somebody familiar with the architecture reads this as a matter of course. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513