Date: Tue, 09 May 2017 10:28:51 -0700 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r317809 - head/share/man/man7 Message-ID: <1914546.2HFVuP4Uap@ralph.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <20170508221750.GG1622@kib.kiev.ua> References: <201705042131.v44LVokb076951@repo.freebsd.org> <20170508205210.GF1622@kib.kiev.ua> <20170508221750.GG1622@kib.kiev.ua>
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On Tuesday, May 09, 2017 01:17:51 AM Konstantin Belousov wrote: > On Mon, May 08, 2017 at 11:52:10PM +0300, Konstantin Belousov wrote: > > On Mon, May 08, 2017 at 01:37:15PM -0700, John Baldwin wrote: > > > On Thursday, May 04, 2017 09:31:50 PM Konstantin Belousov wrote: > > > > Author: kib > > > > Date: Thu May 4 21:31:50 2017 > > > > New Revision: 317809 > > > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/317809 > > > > > > > > Log: > > > > Provide introduction for the arch(7) manpage. > > > > > > > > Start with some words about linear address space and its layout, then > > > > explain pointers models and ABIs, providing explanation to the > > > > structure of the tables. > > > > > > > > Reviewed by: emaste, imp > > > > 'Future-proof' cheri wording by: brooks > > > > Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation > > > > MFC after: 2 weeks > > > > Differential revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10596 > > > > > > Note that mips n32 is neither ILP32 or LP64, it P32L64. (Similar to x32 > > > for x86 if we were to ever add that.) Thus, we support 3 ABIs rather > > > than just 2. > > > > I trust your information about MIPS n32, but x32 uses ILP32 model. > In fact, from all documents that I can found about n32, it seems that > long == pointer == 32bit. This is mentioned in the MIPSpro N32 ABI Handbook > and in the MIPS Tech document MD00305 'MIPS ABIs Described'. Interesting, my apologies then. > The only strange thing for n32 is that register_t is 64bit, and vm_paddr_t > is similar to PAE. x32 would match as well. -- John Baldwin
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