[PATCH] powerpc: Fix tlbilx opcode

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Wed Apr 8 03:54:53 EST 2009


On Apr 7, 2009, at 12:36 PM, Peter Bergner wrote:

> On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 15:36 -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
>> The tlbilx opcode was not matching the Power ISA 2.06 arch spec.
>> The old opcode was an early suggested opcode that changed during the
>> 2.06 architecture process.
> [snip]
>> #define PPC_INST_STSWI			0x7c0005aa
>> #define PPC_INST_STSWX			0x7c00052a
>> -#define PPC_INST_TLBILX			0x7c000626
>> +#define PPC_INST_TLBILX			0x7c000024
>> #define PPC_INST_WAIT			0x7c00007c
>
> How do you want to handle the current binutils code that implements  
> tlbilx
> and its extended mnemonics?  Should they be changed to use secondary  
> opcode
> 18 instead of 787 as per the ISA 2.06 doc?

YES ! :)

>  {"tlbilx",      X(31,787),      X_MASK,      E500MC,     
> PPCNONE,        {T, RA0, RB}},
>  {"tlbilxlpid",  XTO(31,787,0),  XTO_MASK,    E500MC,     
> PPCNONE,        {0}},
>  {"tlbilxpid",   XTO(31,787,1),  XTO_MASK,    E500MC,     
> PPCNONE,        {0}},
>  {"tlbilxva",    XTO(31,787,3),  XTO_MASK,    E500MC,     
> PPCNONE,        {RA0, RB}},
>
> If you want to change the tlbilx entry to use 18 rather than 787,  
> let me
> know whether you want me to make the change or whether you (Edmar?)  
> will
> handle it.
>
> I'll note the extended mnemonics should be moved before tlbilx so  
> that the
> disassembler will use them (if appropriate) instead of the base  
> instruction.

I'll check w/Edmar.

- k



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