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Date:      Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:57:04 +0200
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "freebsd-mips@freebsd.org" <freebsd-mips@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [rfc] mips74k/ar9344 support
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More comments:

For COP0_HAZARD, I'd add a pointer to See Mips Run, 2nd Ed in a comment =
on explaining why.

You're also still using .word 0xc0 in cpuregs.h.

Warner

On Sep 29, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote:

> Hi,
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> Right:
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> http://people.freebsd.org/~adrian/mips/20130929-mips74k-3.diff
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> -adrian
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> On 29 September 2013 07:43, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote:
> I'd be tempted to use 'sll zero, 3' instead of '.word 0xc0' and define =
a macro for it. Why 'sll zero,3' instead of ehb? It allows us to use it =
on older MIPS platforms as well... (because it will assemble in other =
modes, not for binutils issues)...
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> Speaking of which, I'd also change the last 'nop' on the HAZARD_DELAY =
and ITLBNOPFIX to be 'sll zero, 3' as well. This will be an appropriate =
nop on older kit, as well as 'fail safe' when someone starts to cope =
with newer compilers.  Ditto COP0_SYNC.
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> On Sep 29, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote:
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> > grr, wrong list.
> >
> > also, try this:
> >
> > =
http://people.freebsd.org/~adrian/mips/20130929-mips74k-2.diff<http://peop=
le.freebsd.org/~adrian/mips/20130929-mips74k-1.diff>
> >
> >
> >
> > -adrian
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
> > Date: 29 September 2013 04:38
> > Subject: [rfc] mips74k/ar9344 support
> > To: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > Here's an initial hacked up patch to get the AR9344 to mountroot> .
> >
> > (Which isn't true - it panics due to missing PHY setup on if_arge; =
I'll fix
> > that up soon.)
> >
> > http://people.freebsd.org/~adrian/mips/20130929-mips74k-1.diff
> >
> > The specific changes:
> >
> > * add CPU_MIPS24KC and CPU_MIPS74KC
> > * mips32r2 CPUs require an EHB as a hazard for things, rather than =
NOPs
> > * mips74k cores have a different CCA (cache coherency attributes) =
than the
> > default - I lifted this from the netbsd mips support.
> >
> > now, the ar71xx CPUs are all currently marked as CPU_MIPS4KC. I'll =
follow
> > this up with a commit to change that. There may be things we can =
optimise
> > in the CPU_MIPS24KC case.
> >
> > Warner and I have started talking about how to properly fix all of =
the
> > hazard handling. We'll discuss that later.
> >
> > I'd like to commit this to -HEAD so people wishing to hack on =
mips74k
> > platforms can do stuff. Does anyone have any issues with the above?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > -adrian
> > _______________________________________________
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