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Re: rs6000 *_SET target flags -- needed?
- From: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
- To: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej at wasabisystems dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 12:27:30 -0800
- Subject: Re: rs6000 *_SET target flags -- needed?
- References: <20021124200824.GA11154@yeah-baby.shagadelic.org>
Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com> writes:
> The rs6000 target has only one free bit left in target_flags -- which got
> me to wondering if the *_SET variants of those flags are actually needed.
> Isn't that what target_flags_explicit is for?
>
> Eliminating them would free up 3 bits...
The *_SET stuff predates the existence of target_flags_explicit.
Please do send a patch to get rid of them. (It's been on my list for
awhile, but I have much higher priorities.)
zw