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Re: PATCH: Move SYSV386_COMPAT to config/tc-i386.c
On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 05:33:01PM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 10:30:24AM +1030, Alan Modra wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:50:42AM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > > (SystemV386): New.
> > > (Intel386): Likewise.
> >
> > Why ever on earth do you need these? Please don't add extra opcode
> > modifier bits unnecessarily.
> >
>
> I am planning to move i386.h to opcode/i386-opc.c and use bitfields
> instead.
I know you're planning that.
> SYSV386_COMPAT isn't very bitfield friendly.
Why not? Can't you just use a different FloatDR macro?
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Alan Modra
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