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Re: Question about insn lengths

> > For this case you'll definitely want to deal with it in the assembler
> > for a couple of reasons:
> > 
> > user defined macro instructions
> > it's just easier
> > 
> > The sony development toolchain should have a patch already to do this.
> 
> Note that if you want to do this (with the FSF tools, at least!) you'll
> need to give GCC's branch limits a big kick in the pants first.  The
> MIPS assembler and linker do not know how to lengthen short branches.
> That's why I've dealt with MIPS errata in GCC in the past.

*nod* I meant gas in this case.

-eric

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Eric Christopher <echristo@redhat.com>
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