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From: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Subject: [PULL 49/68] target/nios2: Introduce dest_gpr
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:18:48 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220426181907.103691-50-richard.henderson@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220426181907.103691-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org>

Constrain all references to cpu_R[] to load_gpr and dest_gpr.
This will be required for supporting shadow register sets.

Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Message-Id: <20220421151735.31996-46-richard.henderson@linaro.org>
---
 target/nios2/translate.c | 144 +++++++++++++--------------------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 95 deletions(-)

diff --git a/target/nios2/translate.c b/target/nios2/translate.c
index f2dcaa3fbb..e2742a8556 100644
--- a/target/nios2/translate.c
+++ b/target/nios2/translate.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     DisasContextBase  base;
     target_ulong      pc;
     int               mem_idx;
+    TCGv              sink;
     const ControlRegState *cr_state;
 } DisasContext;
 
@@ -160,6 +161,18 @@ static TCGv load_gpr(DisasContext *dc, unsigned reg)
     return cpu_R[reg];
 }
 
+static TCGv dest_gpr(DisasContext *dc, unsigned reg)
+{
+    assert(reg < NUM_GP_REGS);
+    if (unlikely(reg == R_ZERO)) {
+        if (dc->sink == NULL) {
+            dc->sink = tcg_temp_new();
+        }
+        return dc->sink;
+    }
+    return cpu_R[reg];
+}
+
 static void t_gen_helper_raise_exception(DisasContext *dc,
                                          uint32_t index)
 {
@@ -218,7 +231,7 @@ static void jmpi(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 
 static void call(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 {
-    tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_R[R_RA], dc->base.pc_next);
+    tcg_gen_movi_tl(dest_gpr(dc, R_RA), dc->base.pc_next);
     jmpi(dc, code, flags);
 }
 
@@ -231,27 +244,10 @@ static void gen_ldx(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
     I_TYPE(instr, code);
 
     TCGv addr = tcg_temp_new();
-    TCGv data;
-
-    /*
-     * WARNING: Loads into R_ZERO are ignored, but we must generate the
-     *          memory access itself to emulate the CPU precisely. Load
-     *          from a protected page to R_ZERO will cause SIGSEGV on
-     *          the Nios2 CPU.
-     */
-    if (likely(instr.b != R_ZERO)) {
-        data = cpu_R[instr.b];
-    } else {
-        data = tcg_temp_new();
-    }
+    TCGv data = dest_gpr(dc, instr.b);
 
     tcg_gen_addi_tl(addr, load_gpr(dc, instr.a), instr.imm16.s);
     tcg_gen_qemu_ld_tl(data, addr, dc->mem_idx, flags);
-
-    if (unlikely(instr.b == R_ZERO)) {
-        tcg_temp_free(data);
-    }
-
     tcg_temp_free(addr);
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +277,7 @@ static void gen_bxx(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
     I_TYPE(instr, code);
 
     TCGLabel *l1 = gen_new_label();
-    tcg_gen_brcond_tl(flags, cpu_R[instr.a], cpu_R[instr.b], l1);
+    tcg_gen_brcond_tl(flags, load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b), l1);
     gen_goto_tb(dc, 0, dc->base.pc_next);
     gen_set_label(l1);
     gen_goto_tb(dc, 1, dc->base.pc_next + (instr.imm16.s & -4));
@@ -293,11 +289,8 @@ static void do_i_cmpxx(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t insn,
                        TCGCond cond, ImmFromIType *imm)
 {
     I_TYPE(instr, insn);
-
-    if (likely(instr.b != R_ZERO)) {
-        tcg_gen_setcondi_tl(cond, cpu_R[instr.b],
-                            load_gpr(dc, instr.a), imm(&instr));
-    }
+    tcg_gen_setcondi_tl(cond, dest_gpr(dc, instr.b),
+                        load_gpr(dc, instr.a), imm(&instr));
 }
 
 #define gen_i_cmpxx(fname, imm)                                             \
@@ -324,9 +317,9 @@ static void do_i_math_logic(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t insn,
 
     if (instr.a == R_ZERO) {
         /* This catches the canonical expansions of movi and movhi. */
-        tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_R[instr.b], x_op_0_eq_x ? val : 0);
+        tcg_gen_movi_tl(dest_gpr(dc, instr.b), x_op_0_eq_x ? val : 0);
     } else {
-        fn(cpu_R[instr.b], cpu_R[instr.a], val);
+        fn(dest_gpr(dc, instr.b), load_gpr(dc, instr.a), val);
     }
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +427,7 @@ static void eret(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 #else
     TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new();
     tcg_gen_ld_tl(tmp, cpu_env, offsetof(CPUNios2State, ctrl[CR_ESTATUS]));
-    gen_helper_eret(cpu_env, tmp, cpu_R[R_EA]);
+    gen_helper_eret(cpu_env, tmp, load_gpr(dc, R_EA));
     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
 
     dc->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
@@ -444,8 +437,7 @@ static void eret(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 /* PC <- ra */
 static void ret(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 {
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_pc, cpu_R[R_RA]);
-
+    tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_pc, load_gpr(dc, R_RA));
     dc->base.is_jmp = DISAS_JUMP;
 }
 
@@ -464,7 +456,7 @@ static void bret(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 #else
     TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new();
     tcg_gen_ld_tl(tmp, cpu_env, offsetof(CPUNios2State, ctrl[CR_BSTATUS]));
-    gen_helper_eret(cpu_env, tmp, cpu_R[R_BA]);
+    gen_helper_eret(cpu_env, tmp, load_gpr(dc, R_BA));
     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
 
     dc->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
@@ -477,7 +469,6 @@ static void jmp(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
     R_TYPE(instr, code);
 
     tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_pc, load_gpr(dc, instr.a));
-
     dc->base.is_jmp = DISAS_JUMP;
 }
 
@@ -486,9 +477,7 @@ static void nextpc(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, code);
 
-    if (likely(instr.c != R_ZERO)) {
-        tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_R[instr.c], dc->base.pc_next);
-    }
+    tcg_gen_movi_tl(dest_gpr(dc, instr.c), dc->base.pc_next);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -500,7 +489,7 @@ static void callr(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
     R_TYPE(instr, code);
 
     tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_pc, load_gpr(dc, instr.a));
-    tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_R[R_RA], dc->base.pc_next);
+    tcg_gen_movi_tl(dest_gpr(dc, R_RA), dc->base.pc_next);
 
     dc->base.is_jmp = DISAS_JUMP;
 }
@@ -516,15 +505,11 @@ static void rdctl(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
     g_assert_not_reached();
 #else
     R_TYPE(instr, code);
-    TCGv t1, t2;
-
-    if (unlikely(instr.c == R_ZERO)) {
-        return;
-    }
+    TCGv t1, t2, dest = dest_gpr(dc, instr.c);
 
     /* Reserved registers read as zero. */
     if (nios2_cr_reserved(&dc->cr_state[instr.imm5])) {
-        tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_R[instr.c], 0);
+        tcg_gen_movi_tl(dest, 0);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -542,12 +527,12 @@ static void rdctl(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
         t2 = tcg_temp_new();
         tcg_gen_ld_tl(t1, cpu_env, offsetof(CPUNios2State, ctrl[CR_IPENDING]));
         tcg_gen_ld_tl(t2, cpu_env, offsetof(CPUNios2State, ctrl[CR_IENABLE]));
-        tcg_gen_and_tl(cpu_R[instr.c], t1, t2);
+        tcg_gen_and_tl(dest, t1, t2);
         tcg_temp_free(t1);
         tcg_temp_free(t2);
         break;
     default:
-        tcg_gen_ld_tl(cpu_R[instr.c], cpu_env,
+        tcg_gen_ld_tl(dest, cpu_env,
                       offsetof(CPUNios2State, ctrl[instr.imm5]));
         break;
     }
@@ -623,29 +608,21 @@ static void wrctl(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 static void gen_cmpxx(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, code);
-    if (likely(instr.c != R_ZERO)) {
-        tcg_gen_setcond_tl(flags, cpu_R[instr.c], cpu_R[instr.a],
-                           cpu_R[instr.b]);
-    }
+    tcg_gen_setcond_tl(flags, dest_gpr(dc, instr.c),
+                       load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
 }
 
 /* Math/logic instructions */
 static void do_ri_math_logic(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t insn, GenFn2i *fn)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, insn);
-
-    if (likely(instr.c != R_ZERO)) {
-        fn(cpu_R[instr.c], load_gpr(dc, instr.a), instr.imm5);
-    }
+    fn(dest_gpr(dc, instr.c), load_gpr(dc, instr.a), instr.imm5);
 }
 
 static void do_rr_math_logic(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t insn, GenFn3 *fn)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, insn);
-
-    if (likely(instr.c != R_ZERO)) {
-        fn(cpu_R[instr.c], load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
-    }
+    fn(dest_gpr(dc, instr.c), load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
 }
 
 #define gen_ri_math_logic(fname, insn)                                      \
@@ -673,13 +650,11 @@ gen_ri_math_logic(roli, rotli)
 static void do_rr_mul_high(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t insn, GenFn4 *fn)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, insn);
+    TCGv discard = tcg_temp_new();
 
-    if (likely(instr.c != R_ZERO)) {
-        TCGv discard = tcg_temp_new();
-        fn(discard, cpu_R[instr.c], load_gpr(dc, instr.a),
-           load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
-        tcg_temp_free(discard);
-    }
+    fn(discard, dest_gpr(dc, instr.c),
+       load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
+    tcg_temp_free(discard);
 }
 
 #define gen_rr_mul_high(fname, insn)                                        \
@@ -693,14 +668,11 @@ gen_rr_mul_high(mulxsu, mulsu2)
 static void do_rr_shift(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t insn, GenFn3 *fn)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, insn);
+    TCGv sh = tcg_temp_new();
 
-    if (likely(instr.c != R_ZERO)) {
-        TCGv sh = tcg_temp_new();
-
-        tcg_gen_andi_tl(sh, load_gpr(dc, instr.b), 31);
-        fn(cpu_R[instr.c], load_gpr(dc, instr.a), sh);
-        tcg_temp_free(sh);
-    }
+    tcg_gen_andi_tl(sh, load_gpr(dc, instr.b), 31);
+    fn(dest_gpr(dc, instr.c), load_gpr(dc, instr.a), sh);
+    tcg_temp_free(sh);
 }
 
 #define gen_rr_shift(fname, insn)                                           \
@@ -716,39 +688,15 @@ gen_rr_shift(ror, rotr)
 static void divs(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, (code));
-    TCGv dest;
-
-    if (instr.c == R_ZERO) {
-        dest = tcg_temp_new();
-    } else {
-        dest = cpu_R[instr.c];
-    }
-
-    gen_helper_divs(dest, cpu_env,
+    gen_helper_divs(dest_gpr(dc, instr.c), cpu_env,
                     load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
-
-    if (instr.c == R_ZERO) {
-        tcg_temp_free(dest);
-    }
 }
 
 static void divu(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
 {
     R_TYPE(instr, (code));
-    TCGv dest;
-
-    if (instr.c == R_ZERO) {
-        dest = tcg_temp_new();
-    } else {
-        dest = cpu_R[instr.c];
-    }
-
-    gen_helper_divu(dest, cpu_env,
+    gen_helper_divu(dest_gpr(dc, instr.c), cpu_env,
                     load_gpr(dc, instr.a), load_gpr(dc, instr.b));
-
-    if (instr.c == R_ZERO) {
-        tcg_temp_free(dest);
-    }
 }
 
 static void trap(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t code, uint32_t flags)
@@ -938,8 +886,14 @@ static void nios2_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
         return;
     }
 
+    dc->sink = NULL;
+
     instr = &i_type_instructions[op];
     instr->handler(dc, code, instr->flags);
+
+    if (dc->sink) {
+        tcg_temp_free(dc->sink);
+    }
 }
 
 static void nios2_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
-- 
2.34.1



  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-04-26 19:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-04-26 18:17 [PULL 00/68] nios2 patch queue Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 01/68] linux-user/nios2: Hoist pc advance to the top of EXCP_TRAP Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 02/68] linux-user/nios2: Fix clone child return Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 03/68] linux-user/nios2: Drop syscall 0 "workaround" Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 04/68] linux-user/nios2: Adjust error return Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 05/68] linux-user/nios2: Handle special qemu syscall return values Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 06/68] linux-user/nios2: Remove do_sigreturn Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 07/68] linux-user/nios2: Use QEMU_ESIGRETURN from do_rt_sigreturn Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 08/68] tests/tcg/nios2: Re-enable linux-user tests Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 09/68] target/nios2: Remove user-only nios2_cpu_do_interrupt Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 10/68] target/nios2: Remove nios2_cpu_record_sigsegv Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 11/68] target/nios2: Build helper.c for system only Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 12/68] linux-user/nios2: Use force_sig_fault for EXCP_DEBUG Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 13/68] target/nios2: Check supervisor on eret Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 14/68] target/nios2: Stop generating code if gen_check_supervisor fails Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 15/68] target/nios2: Add NUM_GP_REGS and NUM_CP_REGS Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 16/68] target/nios2: Split PC out of env->regs[] Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 17/68] target/nios2: Split out helper for eret instruction Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 18/68] target/nios2: Fix BRET instruction Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 19/68] target/nios2: Do not create TCGv for control registers Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 20/68] linux-user/nios2: Only initialize SP and PC in target_cpu_copy_regs Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 21/68] target/nios2: Remove cpu_interrupts_enabled Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 22/68] target/nios2: Split control registers away from general registers Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 23/68] target/nios2: Clean up nios2_cpu_dump_state Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 24/68] target/nios2: Use hw/registerfields.h for CR_STATUS fields Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 25/68] target/nios2: Use hw/registerfields.h for CR_EXCEPTION fields Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 26/68] target/nios2: Use hw/registerfields.h for CR_TLBADDR fields Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 27/68] target/nios2: Use hw/registerfields.h for CR_TLBACC fields Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 28/68] target/nios2: Rename CR_TLBMISC_WR to CR_TLBMISC_WE Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 29/68] target/nios2: Use hw/registerfields.h for CR_TLBMISC fields Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 30/68] target/nios2: Move R_FOO and CR_BAR into enumerations Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 31/68] target/nios2: Create EXCP_SEMIHOST for semi-hosting Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 32/68] target/nios2: Clean up nios2_cpu_do_interrupt Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 33/68] target/nios2: Hoist CPU_LOG_INT logging Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 34/68] target/nios2: Handle EXCP_UNALIGN and EXCP_UNALIGND Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 35/68] target/nios2: Cleanup set of CR_EXCEPTION for do_interrupt Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 36/68] target/nios2: Clean up handling of tlbmisc in do_exception Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 37/68] target/nios2: Prevent writes to read-only or reserved control fields Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 38/68] target/nios2: Implement cpuid Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 39/68] target/nios2: Implement CR_STATUS.RSIE Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 40/68] target/nios2: Remove CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 41/68] target/nios2: Support division error exception Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 42/68] target/nios2: Use tcg_constant_tl Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 43/68] target/nios2: Split out named structs for [IRJ]_TYPE Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 44/68] target/nios2: Split out helpers for gen_i_cmpxx Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 45/68] target/nios2: Split out helpers for gen_i_math_logic Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 46/68] target/nios2: Split out helpers for gen_r_math_logic Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 47/68] target/nios2: Split out helpers for gen_rr_mul_high Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 48/68] target/nios2: Split out helpers for gen_rr_shift Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` Richard Henderson [this message]
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 50/68] target/nios2: Drop CR_STATUS_EH from tb->flags Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 51/68] target/nios2: Enable unaligned traps for system mode Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 52/68] target/nios2: Create gen_jumpr Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 53/68] target/nios2: Hoist set of is_jmp into gen_goto_tb Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 54/68] target/nios2: Use gen_goto_tb for DISAS_TOO_MANY Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 55/68] target/nios2: Use tcg_gen_lookup_and_goto_ptr Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 56/68] target/nios2: Implement Misaligned destination exception Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 57/68] target/nios2: Introduce shadow register sets Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 58/68] target/nios2: Implement rdprs, wrprs Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 59/68] target/nios2: Update helper_eret for shadow registers Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:18 ` [PULL 60/68] target/nios2: Implement EIC interrupt processing Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 61/68] target/nios2: Advance pc when raising exceptions Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 62/68] linux-user/nios2: Handle various SIGILL exceptions Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 63/68] hw/intc: Vectored Interrupt Controller (VIC) Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 64/68] hw/nios2: Introduce Nios2MachineState Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 65/68] hw/nios2: Move memory regions into Nios2Machine Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 66/68] hw/nios2: Machine with a Vectored Interrupt Controller Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 67/68] tests/tcg/nios2: Add semihosting multiarch tests Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 18:19 ` [PULL 68/68] tests/tcg/nios2: Add test-shadow-1 Richard Henderson
2022-04-26 21:38 ` [PULL 00/68] nios2 patch queue Richard Henderson

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