[PATCH] Use mtocrf in asm when CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY=y

Paul Mackerras paulus at samba.org
Thu Mar 22 22:50:54 EST 2007


Segher Boessenkool writes:

> Does anyone know which CPUs that don't implement mtocrf
> don't treat it identical to mtcrf?  That would allow to
> widen when we use mtocrf.  Or perhaps it's really time
> for an "asm alternatives" run-time patch thing now :-)

POWER3 takes a 0x700 interrupt when it sees mtocrf, unfortunately.

Paul.



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