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Re: [RFA]: New function to supply only one x87 register


Mark Kettenis wrote:

> I just posted a message to the discussion list on this subject.  And
> no, I don't thing that the target end should cache the registers,
> since that would be duplicating what the existing register cache is
> already capable of.  I can see why the DJGPP port works the way it
> does and caches the registers, but IMHO its way of handling things is
> the exception to the way a UNIXoid OS handles this stuff.

To follow up on my other e-mail.  The method
target->fetch_regisers(RAWNUM) is expected to at supply a value for at
least REGNUM (or failing that, provide a dummy value and mark it as
unavailable).

	enjoy,
		Andrew


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