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Re: [PATCH] gdb/hppa-tdep.c: Fix a logical typo bug found by compiler warning


OK, thanks, I shall send patch v2 for it, and sorry for my original careless reading.

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Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> wrote:

>> On 10/15/2014 05:29 AM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> > Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com> writes:
>> > 
>> >>  	  && (((inst >> 6) & 0xf) == 0x8
>> >> -	      || (inst >> 6) & 0xf) == 0x9))
>> >> +	      || ((inst >> 6) & 0xf) == 0x9)))
>> > 
>> >              ((inst >> 6) & 0xe) == 8
>> > 
>> > Andreas.
>> > 
>> 
>> I guess, your fixing may like below, which will be a different logical
>> working flow.
>
>I think Andreas is telling you that...
>
>     ((inst >> 6) & 0xf) == 0x8
>     || ((inst >> 6) & 0xf) == 0x9
>
>... is logically equivalent to ...
>
>     ((inst >> 6) & 0xe) == 8
>
>In other word, if it does not matter if bit 7 is set or not
>(the difference between 0x8 and 0x9) all you have to do is mask it.
>That way, you test both conditions with one comparison instead of 2.
>
>-- 
>Joel

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