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Re: include/dis-asm.h patch for cgen disassemblers


Hi -

cagney wrote:
> What is the difference between an architecture, isa and machine?

architecture ~= bfd architecture ~= family of processors
machine ~= bfd machine ~= implementation of an architecture
isa ~= instruction set ~= group of machine instructions decodable;
                          can be a function of cpu state

- FChE

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