From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ5Vm-0006Fb-8F for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:33:10 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ5Vl-0006Eu-ID for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:33:09 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FQ5Vl-0006Em-G0 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:33:09 -0400 Received: from [81.29.64.88] (helo=mail.shareable.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1FQ5Yd-0001Ln-Bt for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:36:07 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 17:32:44 +0100 From: Jamie Lokier Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Missing ARMv6 instructions? Message-ID: <20060402163244.GC30784@mail.shareable.org> References: <1143921063.6857.79.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1143921063.6857.79.camel@localhost> Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Cc: Paul Brook Chris Wilson wrote: > > I find it strange that ARM would restrict emulation of their architecture > > -- that could hardly pose a threat to their business, I would say. > > Unfortunately, I don't. ARM probably makes quite a lot of money from > their development tools (compilers, debuggers, simulators) as well as > actual chips, and they have been an extensive user of software patents, > even in the EU where they are probably not valid. > > How about we target OpenCores instead of ARM? I like the idea, but do you know of anyone using OpenCores devices implemented in silicon? It seems to me the motivation for ARM emulation is to be able to simulate embedded devices that people may feasibly end up using. -- Jamie