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Re: RFC: MIPS clones without lwl/lwr/swl/swr
- From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at linux-mips dot org>
- To: Richard Sandiford <rsandifo at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm at amelek dot gda dot pl>,gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 09:59:33 +0100 (BST)
- Subject: Re: RFC: MIPS clones without lwl/lwr/swl/swr
- References: <20050513145612.GA17580@amelek.gda.pl> <873bsqp874.fsf@firetop.home>
On Sat, 14 May 2005, Richard Sandiford wrote:
> > Suggestions for a better name for this option are also welcome.
>
> I've no strong opinions about that, but I don't see any need to
> shorten "patent-free" to "patfree".
Well, personally I'd suggest to go for a more technically justified name,
i.e. one reflecting the effect, like "no-partial-transfers", as options
should generally provide users an idea what they are about without a need
to refer to the manual every time. In this case one may wish to use this
option regardless the CPU supporting the instructions in question as they
require specific support from the system controller which may not always
be present. Also note ldl/ldr/sdl/sdr should be affected accordingly (I
haven't checked thoroughly if they are; if so, then please update
documentation).
Maciej