Re: [PATCH 5/9][v5] powerpc: implement is_instr_load_store().

Michael Ellerman
2013-10-08T04:00:22Z

On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 12:03:25PM -0700, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> Michael Ellerman [michael@ellerman.id.au] wrote:
> | On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 05:15:06PM -0700, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> | > Implement is_instr_load_store() to detect whether a given instruction
> | > is one of the fixed-point or floating-point load/store instructions.
> | > This function will be used in a follow-on patch to save memory hierarchy
> | > information of the load/store.
> |
> | Anyway, I think the following logic is all we need for opcode 31:
> |
> | bool is_load_store(int ext_opcode)
>
> how about I call this is_load_store_2_06() and add a comment. Horrible
> but minimizes chance of misuse.

Actually it's is_opcode_31_load_store_2_06() - which is even more
horrible :)

But you can probably fold it in to the main routine and then call that
is_load_store_2_06(). Or whatever seems best, but yeah I think we should
make it very clear that it's only for 2.06.

cheers