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Re: [PATCH] always define __sparc64__ on ultrasparc
On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 12:08:14AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
> Why? As you said:
>
> but the NetBSD convention is to also -D__$(MACHINE_ARCH)__, where
> MACHINE_ARCH == i386, sparc, sparc64, alpha, m68k, sh, whatever.
When NetBSD's "sparc64" port is running a 32-bit kernel, it reports
a $(MACHINE_ARCH) of "sparc", not "sparc64". In theory, 32-bit ultrasparc
binaries could be run on e.g. sparcv8 machines, if the kernel emulated
the non-implemented insns.
> (actually that is a *BSD convention) Since I want to add __sparc64__ to
> show the platform, not it's LP size, why it would it break NetBSD? If
> you are doing -mcpu=ultrasparc, regardless of -m32 or -m64, you are
> running on a NetBSD/sparc64 system. Or does this hurt in some cross
> compiler configuration?
NetBSD has 2 variables at play here:
* MACHINE_ARCH -- the "architecture".
* MACHINE -- a specific platform.
So, e.g. an iMac running NetBSD would be MACHINE == "macppc" and
MACHINE_ARCH == "powerpc".
In the case of an Ultra 10 running NetBSD... if the kernel is a
64-bit kernel, MACHINE_ARCH == "sparc64" or "sparc" for a 32-bit
kernel. MACHINE always is "sparc64" in this case.
So, as I said, in NetBSD, we define -D__$(MACHINE_ARCH)__, which is:
-mcpu=ultrasparc -m32 .. __sparc__ (and __sparc_v9__)
-mcpu=ultrasparc -m64 .. __sparc64__ (and __sparc_v9__ and __arch64__)
...and thus your proposed change would break this for NetBSD.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>